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Here is my Innovation Roadmap! The idea is to launch a local music concert series, and eventually expand to music education for youth. This program will be hosted in the fictional Lambda Public Library. References are included at the end of the presentation, and are included throughout with footnotes, so as not to clunk up […]

Talking about innovating library spaces can be both exciting and a little bit deflating at the same time. Exciting, because there is so much possibility in the library, and so many ways to highlight and improve it using space and architecture. However, it can be deflating because space is one of the most difficult resources […]

I loved this module. It was so invigorating and inspiring to learn in the lecture and readings about all the innovative ways librarians have of forming community. Especially given libraries’ limited resources and recent attacks on libraries in politics right now, it can feel very difficult to cultivate these spaces. Boyd’s Medium article, “What World […]

Participatory Service  To me, participatory service models are the core of modern librarianship. The entire trajectory of library services has been on the path of becoming more and more participatory since its inception, though particularly so in the past 20 to 30 years, with the proliferation of digital tools and more democratic public conversations through […]

Hello! My name is Carly (she/her), and I am a Librarian Trainee at the Free Library of Philadelphia. As a Trainee, I learn from active librarians and work on completing my MLIS degree, while also doing basically all the same job duties as librarian. I am rotated to different branches every 9 months or so […]