Do you want to learn more about OCLC's Geek the Library program, but from a library perspective? Recently, Delaware County District Library's Communication Manager, Shea Alltmont, discussed her experience running a local Geek the Library community awareness campaign in Delaware County, Ohio, during a Geek the Library Question & Answer webinar.

The DCDL staff and leadership were working toward more community engagement and also wanted a vehicle to help promote one of their databases when they were introduced to Geek the Library in 2011. According to Alltmont, an "out of the box" community awareness approach seemed like the perfect... Read more

These days, staying on top of technology trends is not only critical to career success, it also helps us connect with family, friends and the wider world. But if you don’t have a computer, or you are new to using a particular device, the experience of working with technology can often be intimidating, or downright frustrating.

Libraries today offer an important service to communities, through access to technology equipment and training to overcome tech barriers, but they can’t always do this alone. As budgets shrink and resources are spread thin, maintaining a rich course curriculum -- and even sourcing and... Read more

There is a blitz of digital literacy initiatives in libraries across the nation as the imperatives mount for all citizens to get up to speed on 21st century skills and tools. At the same time, there is a rising tide of makerspaces percolating into library spaces, or setting up in collaboration with libraries. Is there a connection between these two trends?

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Library culture in the city of Houston is undergoing an exciting shift as the Houston Public Library repositions itself as a destination for community gathering, both inside and out. The library is using a creative placemaking approach pioneered by the Project for Public Spaces (PPS), to rethink programming outside its four walls and create a library "front porch."

Through recent placemaking workshops guided by PPS, the local community "explored the potential of libraries to be active centers of public life and creativity, not merely static warehouses for books."