[PL-Directors] Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries

[Darci Hanning]

[RisingCover.jpg]Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries
Amy K. Garmer
A Report of the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries
October 14, 2014

Rising to the Challenge is the culmination of a year-long exploration and examination of the challenges and opportunities facing communities and their public libraries as society moves deeper into the digital era. It projects a new vision for public libraries and promotes new thinking about libraries, their critical assets, new networked forms and the essential role they now play in providing opportunities for individuals and communities to succeed in an economy and society that reward learning, creativity, innovation and social connection.

Specifically, this report is based the work done over the last year, including conversations and explorations with COSLA (Chief Officers of State Library Agencies) members. Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries explores how communities and their public libraries can respond as the digital age increases the demand for high-speed information access, changes in our education systems, innovative job training models and additional community services to help people and communities compete in the new economy.

This report also provides key strategies for building strong libraries and communities, and offers a series of action steps for those who are motivated by the Dialogue's vision to get started in their own communities. View the full digital report<http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/documents/AspenLibrariesReport.pdf> and/or the executive summary<http://tinyurl.com/lyoq5gt> (both are in PDF format).

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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant
Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR  97301
503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us<mailto:darci.hanning at state.or.us>
[stORytime]<http://storytimeoregon.com/>

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