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+ Sue Considine Mid Hudson Library System Annual Meeting October 18, 2013 Community Innovatio n TEAM Possibilit ies
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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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