An interview with librarian Lauren Britton Smedley from the Fayetteville Free Library, which is adding a Fab Lab to its community offerings. Read more »
Responses from authors, publishers, artists, zinemakers, and other Occupy Wall Street supporters whose books were seized during the raid. Post will continue to update as news comes in and additional responses are received. Read more »
Are you/do you know authors, artists or publishers whose books or zines were raided by the police last night at Occupy Wall Street? I'm soliciting responses to compile in a post for Shareable. Read more »
What makes a library a library? The obvious answer is books, but that question is getting trickier. Is a library without books still a library? One school says yes. Read more »
Libraries are contending with less funding and less institutional support, and while some are threatened, others are innovating and thriving. How libraries are adapting, and what you can do to help. Read more »
Lending out toys, tools, sheet music, chess sets, child-development materials, seeds and more, libraries have established themselves as leaders in the sharing movement.
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To coincide with our four-part series on how libraries are evolving and the role they play in communities in our uncertain times, we asked the Shareable community on our Facebook page how libraries should adapt. Read more »
The modern-day library is a digital hub, community resource center, job-hunting resource, art space and provider of free and open access to information. Read more »
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