In recent decades, much has been said about the demographic changes that New York City shares with the rest of the world. Yes, we are getting older! One widespread response has been a surge of programs to promote creativity in mid- and later life.
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Review of the newly opened Digital Public Library of America. Delete the scoop?
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Bleacher seats in the West 53rd Street Branch design | © TEN Arquitectos NEW LIBRARIES In 2008, the Donnell Library Center on West 43rd Street was sold to a hotel developer and closed. Delete the scoop?
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BiblioBoard Creator, offers a subscription service that will allow users to download and view anthologies created by libraries and other third parties. Delete the scoop?
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In what could be its most radical makeover in a century, the State Library will be transformed from a mere repository of books into a hot-wired hub of the digital age. Mark Baker reports. Delete the scoop?
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QR codes are useful IF your library clients know what to do with them, if your staff know how to generate them and if you need to connect your physical and online spaces for some reason. (They also create pretty nifty storytelling pyjamas and quite informative carpets). Delete the scoop?
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Has your library ever really thought about the experience around becoming a library card holder, or worked to improve it? At most libraries, when someone Delete the scoop?
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Drama students from the schools had the chance to use an impressive new digital archive produced through a partnership between Ulster Bank and the Linen Hall Library, supported by Arts and Business. Delete the scoop?
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T he encyclopedia defines a library as “an organized collection of information resources made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.” The word library comes from the Latin word “libber” for book. Delete the scoop?
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ASU and Scottsdale Public Library system open first collaboration space as plans to expand the network are announced, adding at least five more spaces this year. Delete the scoop?
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Since late 2011, when the Fayetteville Public Library received widespread media attention for its hackerspace, 3D printers slowly began appearing in libraries around the world, particularly in the United States. Via Karen du Toit Delete the scoop?
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Not only a hub for books, the DPLA made an API so anyone can build a reading room. Delete the scoop?
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In the past, Madison Public Library wasn't the place to craft a blueprint or build a miniature rocket. If there were any handmade books on the premises, they were probably in a display case, behind a layer of glass. Via Doug Mirams 
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The Bubbler, "refers to how creativity bubbles up from the population" described as "pop-up events held at locations throughout the city" of Madison Wisconsin, writes Lauren Pongan for the Daily Page. She goes on to say, "The library, especially the Bubbler, hopes to help by hosting pop-up workshops, offering drop-in hours at an animation lab, and bringing programs and technology to places where teens spend their time. "It's not classroom-style alone," [Teen Services Librarian Jesse] Vieau says of the Bubbler's instructional style. "It's not a lecture. It's a more informal learning environment with experts who can teach hands-on activities instead of just theory." Delete the scoop?
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The Brooklyn Public Library has inked a deal with Simon & Schuster to make the publisher's complete collection of electronic books available at branch libraries, in which BPL will then ... Delete the scoop?
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The concept of a library is going to be re-invented in Texas with the launch of a public library with digital rather than printed books. Delete the scoop?
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The Seattle Public Library launched a new pilot program today called Books on Bikes, which sounds exactly like what it is: A small, portable library... Delete the scoop?
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Two library service prototyping spaces, in two very different places, have a remarkable amount in common. Nate Hill runs and operates the 4th Floor in Chattanooga, a large public library loft space operating as a flexible community makerspace and event space. Jeff Goldenson co-ran and operated Labrary, a 37-day design experiment occupying a vacant storefront in Cambridge.
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Which brings us to the transformation of library leadership: In the traditional library, hierarchical organization and management reign. In the transformed library, managers now serve as team leaders and technical knowledge is ... Delete the scoop?
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A look at how America's central libraries are struggling to adapt their forms and functions to a rapidly changing world 
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Describes upgrades (renovations) to library facilities in the United States. Delete the scoop?
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If you’re an academic librarian, you’re probably already awash, at least peripherally, in news about MOOCs—massive open online courses have been touted as the next big thing in higher ed since they burst on the scene about a year ago. If you’re a public librarian, on the other hand, you may not even have heard of them. Yet MOOCs are bringing unprecedented challenges and opportunities to both kinds of libraries already, and they’re only going to grow. Delete the scoop?
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Celebration Featured First Lady Michelle Obama Highlights Impact of Boston Museum."Boston Children’s Museum is truly a gem with a dedicated staff who have created a world of exploration, fantasy and creativity for children of all ages. I congratulate them on this national recognition,” said U.S. Representative Mike Capuano (Mass.). Delete the scoop?
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The Adventures of Library Girl: Libraries as Cultivators of Creativity: There's an App for That! http://t.co/vSUG6TXdZe By @jenniferlagarde
"...here some of my favorite APPs to help spark student creativity. If you're lucky to have access to mobile devices in your library, these would make some great additions to your APP collection. And if you don't have such access, they are worth exploring anyway - to consider what they provide students with the opportunity to do and then to think about how you can provide students with those same opportunities with or without a gadget."
Apps: - Felt Board - Draw Quest - Art Set - Sock Puppets - Comic Life - Art Studio
"As librarians, we have an opportunity and an obligation to create spaces and instruction that cultivate our students' creativity. Our spaces, our flexibility and our skills make the library the perfect place to turn kids loose: to give them the chance to imagine, explore, create and share. Along the way, they'll make mistakes and plenty of messes, but that's how we all learn. We may not all have access to the APPs I've shared in this post, but we've all got access to something far more important: kids. All of whom are eager and ready to get started!" Via Karen du Toit, Sarah McElrath Delete the scoop?
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RT @dpla: Brand new apps in the #DPLA app library (http://t.co/Gmk0UdFLJj): StackLife, DPLA Map, and OpenPics. Check them out! Delete the scoop?
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At a seed library, patrons can check out seeds for free. They then grow the fruits and vegetables, harvest the new seeds, and "return" those seeds so the library can lend them out to others. In April 2013, New Dream hosted a webinar about how to start a seed lending program at your public library. Topics include funding models, obtaining starter seeds, patron orientation, and more. The webinar features speakers from seed libraries around the country.
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