Unbound! Presented at The South Carolina Library Association Annual Conference George Needham Vice President, Global and Regional Councils October 23, 2014

So what binds us? Adapted from Flipping the Switch, by John G. Miller (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2006)

Exception mentality

Expectations

Entitlement thinking

Experience trap

Exclusion

So how do we come “unbound? ”

By binding ourselves to our communities

Take your community’s pulse

Communities change

Community hopes and fears

Listen with an open mind

Withhold judgment

Lose the blinders

Don’t shoot the messenge r

Got it! Now what?

Apply your library skills to the real needs of your community

So what are some the things people are saying?

“Help our kids.”

Dynamic outreach

“If it’s not mobile, it’s not going anywhere!”

Digitize unique content

“Don’t duplicate stuff.”

Leverage unexpected collaborations

“We need a sense of community.”

Community hub

Community memory

Let’s continue the conversation George Needham, , ext. 5173