public libraries for life

IF NOT FOR THE LIBRARY:

PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR LIFEMARGARET PORTIER, DIRECTOR OF INNOVATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, @TOPHILE

HEATHER MATZEL, DIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES, @HMATZEL

MAIJA MCLAUGHLIN, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL ACCESS & DISCOVERY SERVICES, @MA1JA

MIKE CIMINO, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SPECIALIST, @CIMINO85

WHAT IS A PUBLIC LIBRARY?

BOOKS? COMPUTERS? THINGS?

A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A PLACE OF LEARNING

TRADITIONAL

Books

Music

Databases

Movies

Video Games

UNTRADITIONAL COLLECTIONS

Technology

Tools

Kits

Resources

Downloadable

People

A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A PLATFORM FOR LEARNING

A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A PLATFORM FOR LEARNING

Left photo from the Ferguson County Public Library which stayed open for their community. Right photo from Howard Beach library in Queens after Hurricane Sandy.

A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A SAFE PLACE

A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A COMMUNITY CENTER

A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A COMMUNITY CENTER

A PUBLIC LIBRARY IS DEFINED BY THE COMMUNITY

Entrepreneurship Program

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Community Experts

PUBLIC LIBRARIES SERVE EVERYONE

•Babies

•Children

•Teens

•Adults

•Seniors

•Students

•Job seekers

•Professionals

•Retirees

•Homemakers

•Men

•Women

PUBLIC LIBRARIES SERVE EVERYONE

YOUR PATIENTS ARE OUR PATRONS

QUESTIONS?

SUE CONSIDINE

FFL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SCONSIDINE@FFLIB.ORG

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