1. “And all that jazz” – trends and innovations in public music library services
Carolyn Dow
16 June 2017

2. The Current Central Library

3. An imagining

4. Trends
Reduction of staff
Library reorganization

5. Reduction of the Collection

6. Use Reference In Place

7. Marketing – Face out display

8. Obsolete formats – CDs?

9. Digital Formats as Replacements

10. Musical Instruments to Check Out

11. Digitization of Unique Resources

12. Making Space for People and Programming
Passive programming
Participatory programming
Programming in the library proper

13. Passive programming

14. Participatory Programming

15. Maker Spaces

16. Make a (Tiny) Synthesizer

17. Playing the 3D violin

18. Make a violin – 3D or Legos

19. Innovations Digital conversion facilities for the public
LPs, cassettes, VHS tapes to digital
Audio & video recording studio for the public

20. Trend: Reducing the staff footprint

21. Helping the patron at the point of contact
“Roaming” instead of staying at a service desk
Using a tablet computer in the stacks to help patrons

22. Innovation: Practice rooms
Make music in the music library

23. Trend: Outreach Promoting the library at various events Jazz in June
Luau in the Park

24. Innovation: The Embedded Librarian

25. Program Notes

26. Innovation: a definition
“Creating and growing new services and platforms that solve essential problems for new or existing patrons”
Knight Foundation, March 2017

27. Innovation: Yahara Music Library

28. Innovation: Electronic Instruments & Accessories to Check Out

29. Trends Library reorganization Reduction of staff
Reduction of collections
Reference shelving for use in place
Marketing – face out display
Obsolete formats – CDs?
Replacement of obsolete formats with digital formats
Musical instruments to check out

30. More Trends Making space for people and programming
Programming – passive & participatory
Programming in the library proper
Maker spaces
Breaking down silos between youth, teen & adult programs & services, and even collections

31. Even More Trends Reducing the staff footprint in the public areas
Getting rid of large reference/service desks
Helping patrons at the point of contact
Roaming
Use of tablet computers
Outreach

32. Innovations Digitization of unique resources
Digital conversion facilities for public user
Audio & Video recording facilities
Practice rooms
The embedded librarian
Yahara Music Library: digital local music collections (audio)
Electronic instruments and accessories to check out

33. Lincoln City Libraries
Thank you
Carolyn Dow
Lincoln City Libraries