BRACING THE FUTURE WITH OUR COMMUNITY By Darren Braden, Evena Shu and Maggie Wang

Introduction  Monterey Park community: Diverse  How has it evolved  How the new technologies impact our community and library  Computers  Ipads: Apps for early learning Teacher in a Tablet  Ebooks: Axis 360  Social media  Preservation: 2 LSTA Grants

Major challenges public libraries are facing  Keeping up with technology  New computers: replacement cycle  Equipment: server, printers, scanner  Infrastructure: Router, LAN Network  Training : Staff skills Public : computers class in Chinese, Mandarin Computer lab, ipad class  Budget

How we can engage patrons Identify resources needed Conduct Community Assessment Identify Resources to address the identified needs Identify Needs based on Community Needs Take Edge Assessment Identify Needs based on Assessment results and Recommendation Technology Plan

Future: Where shall we go from here?  Technology Plan – update We are in the process of : Strategic planning: based on Community assessment - survey Partnership: Historical Society, services clubs, schools, non profit organizations Leadership : Foster our Library Leadership

Future Consortium  Ebooks: Southern California Digital Library Consortium access to 4,000 ebooks 3,000 audio books Aggregator with the State Library  CENIC (California Research and Education Network) 1 Gbps circuit  CENIC Broadband Grant Preservation: CAVPP: California Audiovisual Preservation Project DPLA : Digital Library of America

So Many Resources, So Little Money…  Vast amount of resources available vs. very limited funding  Electronic resources vs. printed resources  English resources vs. non-English resources

A New Balancing Act Something old, something new, something borrowed and something unique  Old  New  Borrowed  Unique

Let’s All Get on Board!  Training  Marketing  Fund Raising

Vision

Finding You’re Place

Goal The mission of the library is to meet the cultural, educational and informational needs of the residents of the City of Monterey Park by providing free and open access to its resources and services

Conclusion Libraries will be here for a long long time. What libraries of the future will look like though, is up to us!