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The Public Library in a Disruptive Age
Why libraries still matter in a world of smartphones and what can
be done to ensure their survival.
Beyond
the Bookcast:
11.19.2017
In
2017, the public library is an American institution frequently under threat.
The disruptive forces at work are political, fiscal and technological.
Technology promises admittance to a virtual library that is polyglot and global
in breadth and depth. Yet in Washington, the Trump Administration earlier this
year proposed dramatic funding cuts that call into question the federal
government’s role in promoting information access for all citizens.
On
Sunday at the Miami
Book Fair, CCC’s Chris Kenneally moderated a discussion on why
libraries still matter in a world of smartphones and what can be done to ensure
their survival. Joining him were Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer; Ray
Baker, Director, Miami-Dade Public Library;
John Chrastka, Executive Director, EveryLibrary;
and Meredith Schwartz, Executive Editor, Library
Journal. LISTEN
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