Not Your
Average
Underdog
@
Special Thanks*The MDML@FCPL was made possible
by a Library Services Technology Act
Grant from
The Institute of Museum and Library
Services
&
Administered by the Indiana State Library
*Credit for all images from Underdog to artist Patrick Owsley, Total Television Production, NBC & General Mills
Other images Creative Commons Copyright
• Founded in 1904 by the Women's Club of
Rochester
• We serve 16,227 (of 20,836 Total People in
FC) Census.gov Harvester & Factfinder: http://bit.ly/FultonCounty and
http://bit.ly/FCPLStats
• Our Collective Past, Present & Future
• Demographics & Community Need
– Wants & Needs
– Community Role of the Library
Humble Shoeshine Boy
“It is the mission of
the Fulton County
Public Library to
provide programs
and materials to our
community which
promote
education, culture, inf
ormation, and
entertainment.
Mobile Digital Media Lab• Mashup* of Skokie PL Media Lab
& Frankfort Comm. PL Digi-DockTM
• Envisioning & Expanding Endless Possibilities– Instruction & Patron Interaction
– Create Community Collaboration to Communicate Convergence
Digital Media Lab at Skokie PL
Frankfort Community Public
Library Digi-Dock™
Police Public Call
Box, Crich Tramway
village- Peter Tarleton (cc)
Telephone Booth in
LaCrescent, MN- N9LXI (cc) *
• 6 HP Probook 15.6” Laptops
• 2 MacBook Pro 15.6”
• iPad (3rd gen)
• 1TB LaCie External Hard Drive
• AVID Mbox Pro w/ProTools
• Tascam DR-40 Portable Audio
Recorder
• Blue Yeti USB Microphone
• Canopus ADVC-55 Analog to
Digital Converter
What’s Inside the MDML? 1.0
2.0
• Added Canon EOS Rebel T4i
DSLR
• iPads for training (4)
• HP Laptops for in-house public
use/add on to lab (6)
• Nexus 7 (15x), Kindle Fire,
Touch, Nook Color
There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!
• Planning & Scheduling
– Timeframe
– Space
• Staffing
• Rollout, expansion
• Underdog always working
Photo- Amanda McFarland, Shopping Guide News
…for it’s hip, hip, hip and away we go!W
eekl
y C
lass
es Rochester: Tu 6 p.m./Th11 a.m., Sa 2 p.m.
Aubbee & Fulton: 1st & 3rd Mondays
Akron (ACPL): 1st & 3rd
Wednesdays
Kewanna (KUTPL): 2nd
Wednesdays
+Special Events & Staff Training
• Around 1,000 people
served in a year
• Potential for much, much
more
Goals vs.
Reality
• Mobile
• Information
• Literacy
– Technology
– Social Media
– Job Skills
• Community
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Creation
• Convergence
How do WE do it?
• Collaboration
• Reporting &
Statistics
• Remain Flexible
Think Outside the Box
• Time to get rolling
– Get Out
– Reach Out
– Be Open Minded
– Craft a Third
Place
– Create a
Community
(cc)- Roller Skates (or 11) by Chad Kainz
Stay Calm, Think (Big),
Observe & Plan• Consistency
• Keep Trying
• Hits & Misses
• Re-assess &
Readjust
• Survey
• Long Range Plan
• Master Planning
(cc) Jens Schott Knudsen- flickr: pamhule
(cc) “Work in Progress- Go Slow “ by Karol Gajda
Q&A
-Thank you for your time
& consideration…
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