A Vision for Innovative Libraries...Growing DIY and Maker Culture Maker Spaces in Libraries...
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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