What are the trends in 2011 in Colorado libraries? Join this presentation to find out and bring your own ideas of trends you are seeing. Knowing what other libraries are doing is helpful. Knowing what the trends are across various libraries is even more helpful in understanding our future. Presented by Sharon Morris at the Colorado Association of Libraries Conference, October 2011.

1. Top Trends in Colorado Libraries
2011
Sharon Morris
CAL Conference
October 15, 2011

2. Trend
1. The general direction in which
something tends to move.
2. A general tendency or inclination.
3. Current style; vogue: the latest trend in
fashion.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition ©2000 Houghton Mifflin Company.
Updated in 2009.

3. Fad
A fashion that is
taken up with
great enthusiasm
for a brief period
of time; a craze.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition ©2000 Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009.

5. + Prospector

6. School Libraries

7. Mobile

9. Eee…

14. E
E-books
E-content
E-publishing
E-search
E- training

16. Role of the library?
•Literacy
•Community Center
•Community Leader
•Broadband Anchor Institution
•Workforce & Economic Development
Support
•Third Place – Meeting Space
•Learning Place (inc instruction)
•Creative Space
•One Stop Shop
•“Center for Public Happiness” John
Cotton Dana

17. Family Literacy

18. Community

19. Public Computer Centers

21. Public Computer Centers

25. Future Glance - Language
Library as verb
Transliteracy
Value
Innovation

26. Glance Forward – Driving Forces
Policy Influences
User & Community
Needs & Interests
New Technology

27. Your Thoughts?