The document discusses the future of libraries based on research and recommendations from experts. Key points include: - Libraries are undergoing a transformation and must change from book repositories to learning centers that offer a variety of spaces, resources, and activities to engage students. - The role of the librarian is shifting from information provider to teacher, learning partner, and navigator of online resources. - Future libraries will have fewer printed books but offer more technology, personalized learning options, and spaces for creation and collaboration. - Recommendations are to continually evaluate library experiences, embrace new technologies, and develop libraries as dynamic community and learning centers.

1. Libraries 2025
NCSD #1
Project 2025
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2. The Library...
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3. How it was...
As a child, it was embarrassing to ask for help. I didn’t want people to think I was the “dumb
student”, and I especially didn’t want to be the one asking dumb questions in a library
around people I didn’t know. My assumption was that if I had to ask, I was obviously missing
something. Perhaps I should wait until I was older and come back at a time when I was smart
enough to understand the library.
My impression was that librarians were incredibly smart, and in an entirely different
intellectual league than I was. I felt as if I hadn’t yet earned the right to be there.
While it may sound like I was slightly paranoid, and especially today, knowing that librarians
are the world’s most uniquely helpful breed of people, I’m pretty sure this perception still
exists among some of us today.
TThe Library of the Future Series: Part 2 – The Search Command Center by Futurist Thomas Frey June 2008
http://www.davinciinstitute.com/papers/the-library-of-the-future-series-part-2-–-the-search-command-center-by-futurist-thomas-frey/
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4. How it is?
What's the deal anyway, with school libraries? Are they ever open before or after
school? I'm just asking, because ours wasn't; and during class time, I was in class
and not permitted to go to the school library. [passes?]
I did use the library, though. I would use 5 minutes of my 20 minute lunch
period to eat; then run up to the library, where I got some of the best sci-fi I've
ever read in my life -- and the school librarian and library assistants would gripe
about how busy it was at the circ desk over lunch.
School libraries can be important, and are an amazing addition to a person's
education if they are made important in curriculum planning -- but too often they
are all but sidelined.
Response to Blog: The Future is Now - about the removal of books from a Massachusetts prep school. Sep 10, 2009
http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/580000658/post/480048648.html
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5. New Spaces
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6. New Technology
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http://www.goalexandria.com

7. New Technology Delivers...
It continues to bemuse me that the most common integrating
device in libraries continues to be a pencil and a small piece
of paper, on which one can note down sufficient details of
results from search A to try a related search on database B.
I am reminded of the concept of innovation without change.
Responses to blog about implementation of Integrated Library Systems
http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000585.html
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8. Why Libraries?
Students in schools with good libraries learn more, get better
grades, score higher on standardized tests.
flexible scheduling
fully staffed with certified librarians and support staff
(collaboration)
larger collections enriched by digital resources
information literacy skills instruction
School Libraries Work! Scholastic Research and Results 2008
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9. What are Libraries?
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10. What are Libraries?
School Libraries Work! Scholastic Research and Results 2008
Libraries are becoming learning centers with reading
materials, digital resources, social connections, and trained
specialists, that enable students to engage meaningfully with
a wide variety of information, and pursue enjoyable reading
interests improving their literacy, social, and information
skills.
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note: libraries are currently undergoing a transformation

11. What are Libraries?
Libraries must be spaces where multiple activities can take
place simultaneously. And since there are many different
learning styles, the library should offer as many different types
of environments as possible—quiet study areas, group activity
areas, spaces for individual and small group work, spaces for
instruction, spaces where students can listen to music, and—
dare I say it—spaces where food and drinks are allowed.
Rolf Erikson on “should the library of the future be a ‘sacred’ space dedicated to honoring the book, or
a dynamic interactive space dedicated to honoring the student and community?”
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Rolf Erikson on “should the library of the future be a ʻsacredʼ space dedicated to honoring the book, or a dynamic interactive space dedicated to honoring the
student and community?”

12. What are Libraries?
Doug Johnson on what are your recommendations to school designers to inspire more interest in library spaces by students and young people.
To me, the coffee shop should guide us telling us kids want a
social learning space. Online preferences tells me we need to
give kids a lot of access to digital resources. Gyms and theaters
indicated that libraries should be performance spaces where
kids can share information, not just absorb it. And finally,
looking at social networking sites and YouTube, we need to
make libraries knowledge production areas.
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13. What are Libraries?
Five different environments were established in the
Transformation (Model) Lab:
The Literature Lab
The News Lab
The Music Lab
The Exhibition Lab
The Square
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example: music lab - guitar set up to computer with garage band as part of a section of the library; kids can learn, produce music for presentations or others.
this is a question put forth by the transformation lab project; in denmark

14. What are Libraries?
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The Children's Interactive Library project was an untraditional interdisciplinary research and innovation project exploring the children's library of the future.
The objective was to create spaces for children in the library that offer new experiences, learning, events, sense impressions and physical activity. And at the
same time acknowledging the library'sunique capacity of being the place where cildren come in order to aquire information and knowledge.

15. Who are the Librarians?
At present, many libraries are working on renewing and
vitalizing the role and self-image of librarians. The role of
the librarian is changing from a focus on providing a
piece of information for the user to a focus on re-thinking
the library and establishing a learning dialogue with the
user. But ingrained self-knowledge is difficult to change!
From transformation lab project, June 2007
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16. The New Librarian
School Libraries Work! Scholastic Research and Results 2008
Library media specialists are important teacher
instructional partners/consultants in supporting and
expanding existing curriculum, changing possibilities in the
classroom, and supporting learning opportunities with
books, digital resources, and more.
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17. Teacher Certified
The window of getting people to use libraries is very
slight, if they get into good habits when young, chances
are good they will stay when older.
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Video from the New York Times: School librarians like Stephanie Rosalia have transformed into a multi-faceted information specialists who guide students
through the flood of digital information that confronts them on a daily basis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idjmD04IpDI
quote: Response to Blog: The Future is Now - about the removal of books from a Massachusetts prep school. Sep 10, 2009 http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/
580000658/post/480048648.html

18. Adept at Social Networking
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19. Can Filter Information
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20. The “Go To” Person
We are looking for some enrichment opportunities for the students in our
classes that have shown success over the past quarter. We have a day
planned to work with our struggling students and would like the successful
students to work on something constructive. One idea is to have them
participate in a mini class (2 hours) learning about some specific
technology piece. We would provide support staff to help while the core
teachers would work with the struggling students. Some ideas for topics
include web page construction, digital photography, claymation, Lego
Robotics, other.
If this is something you think might be possible please let me know. If you
have other ideas, we would love to discuss them. Thanks.
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Request to educational technologists within the district. Shouldn’t this request be sent to the librarian first?

21. Connector of People
Imagine a future when you go to the library with a 5 minute video you've just made about last night's
Presidential debates and that librarian says to you:
“You should upload it to YouTube and tag it with these four tags - two broad and two more specific to
existing communities of interest on YouTube and the topic of your video. Then you should embed that
video in a blog post along with some text introducing it and linking to some of your favorite posts by
other people who have also written today about the Presidential debates. Make sure to send trackbacks
to those posts!”
“Now, I think this is a particularly good video on the topic, so if you're interested I will vote for it on
StumbleUpon (as a librarian I have a very powerful account there) and give it a good summary
explanation. Any of those are steps you can take that will make your work all the easier for people to
discover.”
Microsoft's Jon Udell on the Talking With Talis podcast, posits that the librarian of the future will help a growing number of citizen media producers to classify their online media and get it connected to other related
content in ways that will increase its discoverability.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sexy_librarians_of_the_future.php
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Microsoft's Jon Udell on the Talking With Talis podcast, posits that the librarian of the future will help a growing number of citizen media producers to classify their online media and get it
connected to other related content in ways that will increase its discoverability.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sexy_librarians_of_the_future.php

22. Personalized Learning
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23. 10 key trends
1. Communication systems are continually changing the way people access
information.
2. All technology ends. All technologies commonly used today will be replaced
by something new.
3. We haven’t reached the ultimate small particle for storage. But soon.
4. Search technology will become increasingly more complicated.
5. Time compression is changing the lifestyle of library patrons.
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24. 10 key trends
6. Over time we will be transitioning to a verbal society.
7. The demand for global information is growing exponentially.
8. The stage is being set for a new era of global systems.
9. We are transitioning from a product-based economy to an experience based
economy.
10. Libraries will transition from a center of information to a center of culture.
How will these trends effect libraries in the future....
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25. Future of Classification?
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is it time to discard the dewey system? Cindy Kolaczynski described opening the Dewey-free Perry Library in Maricopa County. They designed the library along the lines of a modern
bookstore, with lots of seating, well-marked sections, end panel displays, and Melville Dewey left out on the curb.

26. Future of Books?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/04/a_library_without_the_books/
ASHBURNHAM - There are rolling hills and
ivy-covered brick buildings. There are small
classrooms, high-tech labs, and well-
manicured fields. There’s even a clock tower
with a massive bell that rings for special
events.
Cushing Academy has all the hallmarks of a
New England prep school, with one
exception.
This year, after having amassed a collection
of more than 20,000 books, officials at the
pristine campus about 90 minutes west of Boston have decided the 144-year-old school no longer needs
a traditional library. The academy’s administrators have decided to discard all their books.
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27. Future of Books?
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28. Future of Checkout?
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29. Future of Checkout?
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30. Future of Publishing?
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31. What does it mean?
Libraries will not survive into the future implemented
as they are today
External and internal forces are driving change within
libraries
Libraries are in a transformation stage; everything is
being questioned
The role of the librarian must change
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32. Recommendations
question everything/change everything
continue research, stay up to date with new technologies in terms of
print/publishing
certified librarian and support staff in every school library
librarians focus on learning, collaboration, curriculum development,
customer service/personnel (instead of info gathering and book care-
taking)
library as culture/information/learning/tech center of school
flexible space, multiple use spaces, solid infrastructure
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33. Recommendations
librarian image shift - embrace tech advancements, information filtering,
personalized learning
virtual libraries - access information and dialogue without coming to library
(Second Life)
librarians must evaluate library experience of patrons; librarians must be
evaluated as educational generalists
develop and experiment with creative spaces (podcasting, video
studio,music lab, news area, download center, art display, rock climbing
wall, gaming stations, etc.)
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34. Recommendations
fewer books but high quality; focus on interest of students and specific needs
of school based on curriculum and programs
larger space for the library/learning commons/culture center of school
be open to technology systems that provide tracking (cataloging), locating
(RFID), book selection (hand held), check out (e-readers)
look for alternative classification schemes (BISAC, OSC, unknown, etc.)
pursue technologies that allow students to share experiences and learn from
others; global interactions
be willing to embrace library/web 2.0, 3.0 and beyond
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35. Resources
15 Predictions for the Library of Tomorrow. http://onlinedegreeprograms.org/blog/
2009/15-predictions-for-the-library-of-tomorrow/
Welcome to the Library. Say Goodbye to Books. http://www.boston.com/news/local/
massachusetts/articles/2009/09/04/a_library_without_the_books/
Libraries of the Future by Jamie McKenzie. http://www.fno.org/libraries.html
Personalized Online Learning. http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?
articleid=2128 (includes link to Bow & Drill Set Video)
The Library of the Future Series by Thomas Frey. http://www.davinciinstitute.com/
papers/the-library-of-the-future-series-part-1-–-the-time-capsule-room-by-futurist-thomas-
frey/
Research Foundation Paper: School Libraries Work! http://teacher.scholastic.com/
products/research/index.htm
Comment regarding small piece of paper and pencil. http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/
000585.html
Video from the New York Times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idjmD04IpDI
quote: Response to Blog: The Future is Now. http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/
580000658/post/480048648.html
PlasticLogic's New E-Reader Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOr-2z3vlpQ
e-Paper Newspaper Video. ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0B28SHBmMNI&feature=PlayList&p=657197249C25EF4F&playnext=1&playnext_from=
PL&index=6
Kindle Tour Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAlxAawR3NI
Do you want to be a librarian video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RGccQFxi3U
Bing Search Ad Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jMt6saTqq4
Lost Dog ATT&T Ad Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEInSyTHcpc
Minority Report Trailer Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8IzzqaVUs
The Children’s Interactive Library Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu7XciJi6xY
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36. end
oct 2009
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