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Sue ConsidineMid Hudson Library System Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2013

Community

InnovationTEAM

Possibilities

+FFL Mission and Access

The mission of the Fayetteville Free Library is to provide free and open access to ideas and

information

Our philosophy is to provide free and open access to:

Content * Technology * Spaces * Each other

To help community members transform their own lives.

+Culture of Innovation

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+ If Not for the Library …

relationships, conversations, culture and community.

+Community Engagement The communities needs, desires, and

aspirations TODAY inform our planning and services.

The community drives the library agenda.

+Collaboration, Relationships, Partnerships

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VendorPartnerships

Contemporary, cost-effective solutions

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If Not for the library… The library is a physical space that connects people.

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Not just keeping up, but staying ahead.

Relevant

Technology is prevalent in our society.

Enable patrons to use what “is”, but also to envision and make what “isn’t yet.”

Libraries must shift to accommodate this change: create a Culture of Innovation.

Think outside the box; MAKE A NEW BOX

Everybody is an expert at something.

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+Finances/Funding

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+“Them that is going, get in the wagon, them that ain’t, get out of the goddamn way”

- William Faulkner, The Bear

+ Team

+ Empower Individuals

Value RelationshipsInvest in Building Trust Capacity

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+Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead

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+Thank you!

Sue ConsidineExecutive Director

sconsidine@fflib.org@sconsidinewww.fflib.org