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Being Relevant: Libraries Respond to Their Own Communities Around the Country Coronado Public Library Prepared By The Singer Group, Inc. March 2011
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Signs of the Times
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Things to Watch in 2011: implications for libraries Breaking the Book Children’s E-books Digital Indoor Maps E-Book Sharing Scanning QR Codes Tablets for Tots
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Turbulent State of E-books and Digital Rights Management
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Digital Tools for Libraries: More than Facebook and Twitter Goodreads: Westerville (OH) Public LibraryWesterville (OH) Public Library Online Tutorials: Allegany County (MD) Library SystemAllegany County (MD) Library System
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Libraries in the Mobile World: Meredith Farkas Apps for smartphones Location-aware (Yelp, Foursquare) RFID: use your phone as your library card, credit card, etc. QR codes Augmented Reality Text reference questions
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Library 3.0 Tools Without 3.0 Million Dollars E-books Digital book displays Book clubs Web analytics Social media metrics Podcasts and videos
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Information Fluency Youth Programs Imaginon: Charlotte Mecklenburg County (NC) Imaginon You Media: Chicago You Media Gaming and library instruction ReadWriteThink: Teen Tech Week activities Adult Programs Covert and viral: integrated into programs – Travel, health, genealogy – Online book clubs – Basic internet, email – Workforce development
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Lifelong Learning classes and programs Online Batesville Memorial Public Library (IN) and INCOLSA Batesville Memorial Public Library In the Library Winter Park Public Library (FL) Lifelong Learning InstituteLifelong Learning Institute
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Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development Anythink (CO): Job centerJob center Charlotte Mecklenburg (NC): Job Help CenterJob Help Center DCPL: Teens of DistinctionTeens of Distinction
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Emergent Literacy Environments – Storyville, Baltimore County Public Library (MD) Storyville – Phoenix Public Library (AZ) using local culture Phoenix Public Library Training for parents and child care providers – Maryland Public Libraries: peer coachingpeer coaching – Pierce County Library System (WA) STARSSTARS
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School Partnerships Howard County (MD) A+ Partners in Education A+ Partners in Education Multnomah County (OR) School CorpsSchool Corps Orange County (FL) Services for Schools Services for Schools Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, BLASTBLAST
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Homework Help Monterey County Free Libraries (CA) Homework Center Homework Center – Including homeschooled students Study Zone, King County Public Library (WA) Study Zone
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Arts and Culture Peter White Public Library (MI) IMLS award Peter White Public Library – City of Marquette Arts and Cultural Center Friends of the Arts at Hauppage Public Library (NY) Friends of the Arts Hennepin County and MELSA (MN) Legacy Grant Hennepin County and MELSA
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Arts and Culture Metropolitan Library System (OK) mission advertisement advertisement Berkeley Public Library (CA) collections and programscollections and programs Nashville Public Library (TN) podcasts, exhibits and programspodcasts
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Community Convener Johnson County Library (KS) Pikes Peak Library District (CO) California State Library, Library Leaders: Community Conveners
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