The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has issued a report prepared by OCLC Research summarizing their meeting of thought leaders to discuss “Learning in Libraries.” The focus meeting was held in Kansas City in May.
One of the themes from the report urges libraries to “design participatory learning programs that demonstrate innovation and scalability.” The panel I moderated at the meeting highlighted that theme and featured lively presentations on projects from speakers from the University of Nevada, Reno, the Westport Library, and Library as Incubator Project. The presentations are summarized in the report.
IMLS suggests that the report might be useful background for those preparing proposals for some of their grant programs.
You can download the report from a link on a blog post from IMLS: http://blog.imls.gov/?p=5999
Joan Lippincott
CNI
