Tag: The Future of Libraries

Libraries Reinvented as Laboratories

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Publishing, 3-d printing, digital production and organic gardening are all in a day's work at these library labs. Read more »

How to Create a Pop-Up Library

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Pop-Up libraries help to build community and provide a way to share resources. Street librarians Adam Wiesehan and Margaret Day offer tips on hosting your own. Read more »

Making Libraries More Shareable

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Libraries are set up to be top-down lending institutions, but could they become peer-to-peer hubs for the sharing economy? One librarian says yes, and tells how. Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #13: Public Libraries

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Public libraries are a quintessential sharing institution – a center where citizens access free information and engage in lifelong learning Read more »

Weighing In on the Future of Libraries

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As libraries evolve, so do their users. How can they address the needs and expectations of so many different individuals? Read more »

Are Maker Spaces the Future of Public Libraries?

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An interview with librarian Lauren Britton Smedley from the Fayetteville Free Library, which is adding a Fab Lab to its community offerings. Read more »

Authors, Publishers and Supporters React to the Seizure of the People's Library

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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 »

The Raid of the Occupy Wall Street Library: Call for Responses

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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 »

Bookless Libraries?

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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 »

Little Free Libraries are Popping Up All Over

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Found in front yards, by bike paths, or in a park, Little Free Libraries serve as informal book exchanges. Read more »
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