For the Context Book Review Assignment in INFO 200, I read the book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari which provides insight on the current issues and struggles facing humanity living in this modern age. Some of the difficult topics include technology, community, politics, war, and religion. Harari also looks at education systems and their immediate need to be revamped. “Too many schools focus on cramming information into kids’ brains” (Harari, 2018, p. 264). Schools focus too much on making kids memorize dates and facts for tests instead of teaching important life concepts and foundations that will be useful when they are older. As technology changes…

For my inspiration report, I compiled the innovative services and features from six libraries across the world including: Dokk1 (Aarhus, Denmark), Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexandria, Egypt) Beijing Library (Beijing, China) Stuttgart City Library (Stuttgart, Germany) Green Square Library (Sydney, Australia) Storyhouse (Chester, UK) Click here for the full report