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questions and challenges for today :questions and challenges for today defining the future of school libraries in the times of: educational change technological change funding reductions Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Slide 3:In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. - Eric Hoffer


why learning commons and not library? :why learning commons and not library? Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Slide 5:learning commons as defined by program facility school community Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


a learning commons… :a learning commons… is a place of teaching and learning group work collaboration professional development creativity change inquiry communication Community Knowledge-building Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


and is not… :and is not… a place designed primarily for finding information a place where students only come to use the copy machine a place where the “librarian” is in charge a place where students are greeted with rules as they enter a place where bookshelves with outdated material fill open space Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Slide 8:learning commons as defined through history Senator Susan Fargo speaking at the grand opening of the Chelmsford High School learning commons 10/29/2009 Valerie Diggs


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Slide 10:build your program first Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Slide 11:Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement. The new literacies almost all involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking. Jenkins, Henry. Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century. 2006. Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


teaching and learning :teaching and learning Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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events :events Listening Lunches Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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facility designdriven by program :facility designdriven by program Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Slide 21:Chelmsford Town Manager Paul Cohen speaks at the grand opening event about the now-famous phone call 10/29/2009 Valerie Diggs


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Slide 23:biblioTECH Consulting library renovation committee in-house expertise plan …. plan …. plan Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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books everywhere :books everywhere Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


putting it back together :putting it back together Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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from the old to the new :from the old to the new Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


from “keep-out” :from “keep-out” Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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our programs continue :our programs continue Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Common Grounds Café :Common Grounds Café Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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inauguration january 2009 :inauguration january 2009 Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


poetry slam :poetry slam Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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professional development :professional development Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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with Senator Fargo :with Senator Fargo Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Slide 80:testifying in the state house’s hall of flags 10/29/2009 Valerie Diggs


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changes in technology :changes in technology Before After Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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learning commonsandcommunity :learning commonsandcommunity Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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faculty and student buy-in :faculty and student buy-in Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


letting go . . . :letting go . . . Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


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Slide 89:Tomorrow’s library will not be literally a library without walls and, for the foreseeable future, it will certainly not be a library without books. —John Rayoa Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009


Thank you :Thank you Valerie Diggs 10/29/2009 Valerie Diggs Chelmsford High School Learning Commons