2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Coworking, Collaborating, Creating at Your Library

Sunday, March 15
9:30AM - 10:30AM

JW Marriott
Salon 1
110 E 2nd St

Public libraries have always been home to makers. Ben Franklin reportedly did some of his earliest electrification experiments at his Philadelphia library. As the nature of work becomes more entrepreneurial and networked, public libraries are becoming a new force in coworking and collaboration. Hundreds of libraries now support cowork and mobile work spaces—leveraging place, tech and staff, according to the first study to track these trends.

About a year ago, DC’s MLK Library began transforming itself into a place for diverse residents to connect, learn and "make" ideas into reality. The Dream Lab has attracted 56 entrepreneurial projects to fulfill this vision. Each member offers free monthly programming to engage the public in their efforts and ideas. MapStory, an online social cartographic platform that empowers users to map historical change over time, is one.

These collaborations are catalyzing learning and action, and building a stronger knowledge economy for all as a result.

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Presenters

Jonathan Marino

Dir of Content & Strategy

The MapStory Foundation

Jonathan Marino directs content and strategy at MapStory, an atlas of change that everyone can edit. Under his leadership MapStory has grown from a nascent idea to a stable global data commons that...

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Larra Clark

Program Dir

American Library Association

Larra Clark is a program director in the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP). Her responsibilities include overall management of OITP’s telecommunications a...

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Nicholas Kerelchuk

Digital Commons Mgr

District of Columbia Public Library

Nicholas Kerelchuk is the manager of the Digital Commons in the DC Public Library, a creative and collaborative playground serving a vibrant community of all ages. Part digital creation space, par...

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Details

Access
Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
Work and Career
Level
Intermediate

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