移感知:图书馆=教育

弗雷德里克路霍华德县图书馆系统

由瓦莱丽J.毛

有一个强大的运动正在酝酿和它的蓄势待发。

由被誉为图书馆杂志as “a 21st-century library model, with a position, doctrine, purpose, and curriculum worthy of study and consideration by every other library in America, if not the world,” this effective strategy takes libraries back to their original purpose.

在20之交century, libraries were established as educational institutions to deliver equal opportunity in education for everyone. Somehow, a century later, we find ourselves with a diluted purpose—so much so that fully one third of Americans do not know what we do.

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Howard County Goes Big with STEM for Teens

青少年STEM公共图书馆

由瓦莱丽·格罗斯

Two years ago, when Howard County Library System (HCLS) began planning a 50 percent space increase for its Savage Branch, a team of HCLS visionaries proposed an opportunity: Why not design a cool, jazzy space to serve as headquarters for HiTech, HCLS’ cutting-edge STEM education initiative for teens?

This idea led to the HCLS Savage Branch & STEM Education Center, opening this summer. The venue will boast an Einstein Classroom, George Washington Carver Science Lab, Oscar Micheaux audio/video room, Curie Café, Leonoardo DaVinci Conference Room, and Gallileo Laptop Bar — all perfect forHiTech

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教育优势in a Matter of Words

By Bethany Dotson

在一月底,我有独特的乐趣前往白雪皑皑的寒冷和芝加哥采访霍华德县公共图书馆总瓦莱丽总裁兼首席执行官(MD)。我们在那里讨论瓦莱丽的想法,在她的书中最突出的摆出来,Transforming Our Image, Building Our Brand: The Education Advantage

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参加我们的现场的Twitter聊天与瓦莱丽毛,挑衅新标题在美国马里兰州(2013年图书馆)总裁兼首席执行官霍华德县图书馆系统和作者Transforming Our Image, Building Our Brand: The Education Advantage

听到瓦莱丽对想法如何保持你的图书馆必不可少的,不是可有可无的,并与你的资金一样重要的问题,品牌和今天图书馆的感知价值同事聊天。

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