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When the Tide Goes Out, Everyone Can See Who’s Swimming Naked

When the Tide Goes Out, Everyone Can See Who’s Swimming Naked. October 20, 2011 Presented by Joan Frye Williams and George Needham. Remember us?. April 26 – Sustainable choices. Existential sustainability. How does our community see itself and its future ?. Operational sustainability.

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When the Tide Goes Out, Everyone Can See Who’s Swimming Naked

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  1. When the Tide Goes Out, Everyone Can See Who’s Swimming Naked October 20, 2011 Presented by Joan Frye Williams and George Needham

  2. Remember us?

  3. April 26 – Sustainable choices

  4. Existential sustainability

  5. How does our community see itselfand its future?

  6. Operational sustainability

  7. How well do ourservices match community expectations?

  8. Political sustainability

  9. Are we asking the right questions? • Ask about things they know and care about • Don’t ask how to run the library • Let them dream big: don’t point out constraints • Listen, don’t explain

  10. Financial sustainability

  11. How can we diversify?

  12. April 27 – Sustainable practices

  13. Don’t assume that libraries are the “go-to” place for information

  14. Enticing, not explaining

  15. Don’t assume that people can’t find the “good stuff” on their own

  16. Sharing, not guarding

  17. Don’t assume that getting the books back is more important than getting the people back

  18. Relationships, not transactions

  19. Don’t assume that there’s only one right or fair way to do everything

  20. Tools, not rules

  21. Don’t assume that your library is primarily a window on the outside world

  22. Local, not generic

  23. Don’t assume that information is an end in itself

  24. Transformation, not information

  25. Don’t assume that the way to stay safe is to be perfect

  26. Efficiency, not perfection

  27. Work worth doing

  28. How can we…?

  29. So what’s up, Docs?

  30. First, the good news…

  31. Now, the not so good news…

  32. Your challenges • Think of the challenges you need to overcome to move your library forward • Focus on what you need to accomplish, rather than how other people need to change. • Write each of your challenges on a separate Post-it note (one per note), legibly please. • On the flip chart paper, work with your colleagues to clump the Post-it notes into common themes • Circle and name the themes. • Prepare to report your results!

  33. More than one route to success

  34. Build on our strengths

  35. Access

  36. Organization and problem-solving

  37. Content curation

  38. Coaching

  39. Co-creation

  40. Community convening

  41. Convergence

  42. Narrative

  43. Infiltration

  44. Build capacity

  45. Beyond inventory control to support forlearning and creativity

  46. Beyond processes to results

  47. Beyond rationing to abundance

  48. Beyond anonymity to market knowledge

  49. Beyond remedial advocacyto peer engagement

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