Reimagining the Public Library's Role in Local Workforce ...

Gallup has found that Americans go to libraries far more often than they go to the movies, sporting events, concerts or the zoo.

Reimagining the Public Library's Role. 2. Reimagining the Public Library's. Role in Local Workforce. Development. About This Report. This report was produced by ...

How one county is reimagining libraries, from teaching kitchens to ...

The Richland Public Library in Columbia, South Carolina, is a national leader in reimagining the library's place in the community.

Rick Wartzman on X: "RT @BendableLabs: Check out our latest ...

RT @BendableLabs: Check out our latest report, "Reimagining the Public Library's Role in Local Workforce Development," by @RWartzman and Sa…

Reimagining the Public Library to Reconnect the Community

... given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Libraries Are Vital Community Spaces (and, They Need to Evolve)

Librarianship is a critical component in the counteraction against these ills and can help individuals and communities understand how they have agency and how ...

Libraries Reimagined - Humankind Public Radio

As you'll hear in this special series, Libraries Reimagined, public radio documentary-maker David Freudberg examines the role of these remarkable, locally- ...

The Role of Public Libraries in Workforce Development and Digital ...

Following the Great Recession, local libraries—and their counterparts at the regional, state, and national levels—began to mobilize to get ...

Libraries are reimagining how to best serve their communities

As libraries and library staff begin embracing new ways to serve their patrons and in doing so, promote alternative conceptions of public safety ...

Five Ways Public Libraries Go Far Beyond Books

The Urban Libraries Council recently hosted a virtual town hall on the critical roles public libraries play in our communities.

Reimagining the Civic Role of Libraries: Introduction

Librarians not only inform but also engage citizens in safe as well as brave spaces. Although public libraries have led the way, academic and school libraries ...

Workforce Partnership Initiative - California State Library

Purpose: Workforce Partnerships help public libraries leverage and enhance their resources to advance equitable economic recovery, increase local employment, ...

How public libraries help build healthy communities

In many communities, librarians are also ad hoc social workers and navigators. They help local people figure out the complexities of life, from ...

Reimagining the Public Library for the Twenty-First Century

Libraries across the world are constantly reinventing themselves as they respond to changing community needs and the benefits and challenges posed by new and ...

Our Public Libraries 2022 - Inspiring, Connecting and Empowering ...

These functions were transferred to Libraries. Development, Local Government Management Agency in 2012. The Public Library Grants Scheme was introduced by the ...

Critical Optimism: Reimagining Rural Communities through Libraries

The rural librarian, to catalyze change and facilitate the realization of community aspirations, will become an organizer who will measure ...

Module 23: Transforming Library Instruction - Project READY

Is this module relevant for public libraries? Do public librarians have an instructional role? Yes! To understand how and why, read the introduction to the ...

Reimagining public library programming during a pandemic

The restrictions associated with the pandemic forced libraries to close their doors and reimagine how they would deliver programming to their community.

The Library's Unique Role in Reimagining Public Safety

Libraries and librarians in cities and counties everywhere play a pivotal role in creating safe, healthy and hopeful communities. By actively ...

New Model Library: Pandemic Effects and Library Directions - OCLC

In the waves of change that followed, library leaders formulated local responses based on staff and community needs and expectations. But while all experiences ...