The document discusses the evolving role of libraries from traditional quiet spaces filled with books to vibrant community hubs that integrate technology, literacy, and storytelling. It highlights the importance of libraries in fostering innovation, learning, and cultural connections in communities. Through various programs and initiatives, libraries are redefining themselves as interactive spaces that support creativity and collaboration among their patrons.

1. Growing Innovation in Libraries: Developing Labs for Learning, Research & Play - Pt. 1 Matt Gullett www. mattsnotes .com mgullett @ gmail .com Former: Emerging Technology Manager at Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

2. Definitions … I am very much afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make them. One must take care, too, not to be inhibited by them. -- Robert Delaunay

3. What is a Library?

4. A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. -- from Wikipedia

5. The library is traditionally thought of as a collection of books used for reading or study, or the building or room in which such a collection is kept. -- from Encyclopedia Britannica

6. Story … A tale, a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program or (maybe a game/interactive media).

7. Literacy … "Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society.” -- UNESCO

8. Community … is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.

9. Culture … generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Anthropologists understand "culture" to refer not only to consumption goods, but to the general processes which produce such goods and give them meaning, and to the social relationships and practices in which such objects and processes become embedded. For the culture, thus includes: technology, art, science, as well as moral systems.

10. Technology … is the broad concept that deals with a species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how that usage and knowledge affects its ability to control and adapt to an environment. However, a strict definition is elusive; "technology" can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques.

11. Comments … Thoughts ??

12. Story Literacy Library Community Culture Technology

13. Shhhh! … observation Charlotte Observer article, 6/10/07 QUIET? PLEASE! LIBRARIES SHELVE OLD IMAGE When Bill Otto visited the Matthews branch of the public library not too long ago, he found everything he needed. Except quiet. Otto, 64, says he heard cell phones ringing. Children working with tutors. Loud conversations. Librarians - the same people who used to hiss "shhhh!" at noisemakers - didn't seem to mind. Libraries, they say, are moving away from silent, forbidding places and redefining themselves as "destination"... NY Times article, 7/2007 A Hipper Croud of Shushers which discusses a new breed of librarian

14. The concept of a library is changing. It is a community that connects people and culture with technology, literacy and story. These connections create new communities and cultures. In other words, it is becoming less of a passive cultural collection to more of an interactive community that facilitates learning and creativity.

15. Stories … My Story

16. Beginnings …

17. Something is going on … Libraries as Centers for Community Innovation Interactive Storytelling & Game Design 1993/4: First Internet Class at IU Government Info Specialty

18. Wanted to say … Yes!

19. Bloomington Public Library

20. Bloomington Public Library Project Next Generation Students Involved with Technology Conference BN Film Fest

21. BPL Technology programming Digital Literacy Recreational classes Photography Video/film Animation Web Sites Game Making

22. Interesting Take on Our Role(s): Community Technology Centers PrairieNet UIUC NorthStarNet SkokieNet and others Bloomington Public Library Small Public Libraries Oberlin Public Library Gridley Public Library

23. Gaming at the Library 2004-05 Bloomington Public Library Ann Arbor District Library Many Others

24. Game Fests @ Bloomington Public Library

25. ALA TechSource’s Gaming, Learning & Libraries Symposium 1st - 2005 2nd - 2007 3rd - Nov. 2-4, 2008

26. Gaming, Learning & Libraries In 2007, Gaming and literacy experts James Paul Gee and Henry Jenkins keynoted the event by exploring how libraries fit into the intersection of gaming and the digital learning landscape. Gregory Trefry, a game designer from GameLab, explored libraries and the concept of "big games," while social computing expert and gamer Liz Lawley provided context and a broad view for the topics discussed.

27. by Patricia Martin www.therengen.com