A Vision for Innovative Libraries OCLC

November 11, 2013

Susan Hildreth, Director

What is IMLS?

We are the federal voice for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.

Museum and Library Services Act

Competitive and state population-based grant programs for libraries Competitive grants for museums Analyze trends, share best practices, provide

policy advice, partner with other federal agencies

The 21st Century Museum/Library Shift

Mission

The mission of IMLS is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, learning, and cultural and civic engagement. We provide leadership through research, policy development and grant-making.

Vision

A democratic society where communities and individuals thrive with broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage and lifelong learning.

Goals

Engaging, empowering learning experiences Community anchor institutions Discovery of knowledge and cultural heritage US policies sustain access to knowledge Excellence in public management

Learning

IMLS places the learner at the center and supports engaging experiences in libraries and museums that prepare people to be full

participants in their local communities and our global society.

Learning

“College and Career Ready” – the 4 C’s:

reativity ollaboration ommunication ritical Thinking

Find 21st Century Skills Report here

Early Learning

$2.5 million in FY 2012 and $4.3 million in FY 2013 for early learning in museum and library grants

Partnerships with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and the US Department of Health and Human Services.

100% of all state library agencies support lifelong learning and 80% support early learning.

King County Library System

Call to Action

Incorporate museums and libraries into the nation’s early learning network.

Engage libraries and museums as key community partners.

Leverage museum and library services to reach vulnerable populations.

Visit the IMLS Early Learning Page at www.imls.gov/about/early_learning.aspx This report was made possible through a partnership with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Ralph Smith, Managing Director

Museum of Discovery

Omaha Children’s Museum

Connected Learning

YOUMedia Lab, Chicago Public Library Connected Learning Diagram, Mimi Ito

IMLS and MacArthur Foundation Partnership

Established 24 “learning lab” pilots

Growing DIY and Maker Culture

Maker Spaces in Libraries

Community

IMLS promotes museums and libraries as strong community anchors that enhance civic engagement,

cultural opportunities, and economic vitality.

Building Digital Communities- Digitally Inclusive Communities

“Building Digital Communities: A Framework for Action.”

“Getting Started” “State Library Guidebook: Support

for Digital Literacy in Public Libraries”

WebJunction/ICMA/TechSoup grant – Summits, community of practice,

resources

Community - Partnerships

1. Health and Human Services – Early Learning and Health Care Information (ACA)

2. U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services – Immigration Information

3. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) 4. Department of Labor – Workforce

Development

CMS

• Partnered with U.S Department of Health and Human

Services’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in June 2013.

• Partnership disseminates information and training to librarians so they are equipped to help patrons seeking information about the Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

More than 55% of recent immigrants use the library each week Libraries provide support for English language

learning and access to government information USCIS is working to develop more online

services that could be delivered at the library

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Signed a Memorandum of Understanding in August 2013 with CFPB

Developing financial education tools and programming that provide unbiased financial education materials to library patrons.

Observing and facilitating connections between library networks and the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and its members.

Department of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and IMLS are working together to highlight effective practices and encourage additional collaboration between the workforce investment system and public libraries

ETA officially encouraged its state and local workforce investment boards, state workforce agencies, and One-Stop Career Centers to partner with public libraries to extend their career and employment services to job seekers and unemployed workers

Content

IMLS supports exemplary stewardship of museum and library collections and promotes the use of technology to

facilitate discovery of knowledge and cultural heritage.

Content - Preservation

Give priority to providing safe conditions for collections Encourage private and

public sector support for collections care Developing survey to review progress in 2014

Connecting to Collections

Content - Expanding Public Access

Digital Public Library of America Community Journalism Self-generated Content Platforms

National Digital Platform

• Digging Into Data • Digital Stewardship

Residency • Data Curation

Equitable Access to Knowledge

IMLS advises the President and Congress on plans, policies, and activities to sustain and

increase public access to information and ideas.

Equitable Access to Knowledge - Data

IMLS Research and Data Collection Produce research briefs and data notes Continue data collection through the Public

Library Survey and State Library Survey Launch new data collection for museums:

Museums Count

Public Management Excellence

IMLS achieves excellence in public management and performs as a model organization through strategic alignment of its resources and prioritization of programmatic activities, maximizing value for the

American public.

Public Management Excellence

Cultivate a culture of planning, evaluation and evidence-based practice to maximize the impact of public investments Promote greater transparency and

accountability of IMLS operations Encourage and promote an engaged and

energized IMLS workforce

Continuing Education

Partnering with WebJunction CE summit in June 2013 Coalition for National Learning Strengthening CE content for libraries

IMLS Resources: www.imls.gov

• www.facebook.com/usimls • UpNext Blog • Initiatives • Grant Guidelines and

Application Information

• Descriptions of Awarded Grants • Tagged topics

Thank you! www.imls.gov

Susan Hildreth

shildreth@imls.gov