Is the Public Library the New Education Institution of the Future?

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Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 10:30am to 11:30am
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Moderator: Pam Smith, Director, Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Amy Korzick Garmer, Director, Dialogue on Public Libraries, Aspen Institute
Speaker: Charles Firestone, Executive Director, Communications & Society Program, Aspen Institute
Speaker: Felton Thomas, Director, Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Maureen Sullivan, Consultant, Maureen Sullivan Associates
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How does formal education fit into the future of public libraries? What role will public libraries play in an ever growing digital learning landscape? In 2013, The Aspen Institute facilitated discussions on the future of public libraries and the future of learning via the Internet. This session will showcase the reports—one recently published and another forthcoming—from both groups and delve deeper into the connections, and significance of the results.

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