Public Libraries in the Digital Age

Public Libraries in the Digital Age

A presentation to the

Governor’s Broadband Task Force

September 10, 2013

Douglas County Library

“Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”

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357+ Public Libraries in Minnesota

Average Number of Internet Workstations – 13.7

Percent of “Always Sufficient” Internet Workstations – 36.3%

Increase in use over prior year (2011-12) – 71.8%

Percent of libraries with Maximum Internet Speed greater than 30mb – 2%

By the Numbers

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Inform and Engage

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Libraries Changing Lives and Transforming Community

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• Core library service• Public libraries are key element of Minnesota’s

digital infrastructure• 20% of American adults have no broadband or

smart phone connection • When people use technology at their public

library, their lives improve

Public Libraries Provide Digital Access

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The Virtual Library

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Express Library Kiosks

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Libraries Workforce CentersLocations … 100+ 13

Hours Open Weekly …

4,736 619

Public Computers …

2,445 284

MELSA Libraries and Metro Area Workforce Center Access, 2011 Comparative Study

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Bike-Mobiles with Wi Fi Hot SpotsDenver, Colorado

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Mobile WORKplaceSaint Paul Public Library

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St. Paul Public Library Mobile Tech Lab

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Maker SpaceRamsey County Library

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Website “Stickiness”

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Summer Reading Program Online Option

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First Stop for Quality InformationSubject Guides to the Internet

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Free Resume & Job Help!

Expert resume assistance

Live interview coaching

… And much more

Workforce Development

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Downloadable Content

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Government Information

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Patent and Trademark Information

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Statewide Gateway

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Documenting Minnesota’s History

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Minnesota Historical Society

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Historical Collections

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Connecting with Community Partners

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Cecil Newman leads Minnesota Delegation March on Washington, 1963

Tumblr

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Creating and Storing Digital Content

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Legal Information Online

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Northstar Digital Literacy Standards

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Closing the Achievement Gap

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Libraries Support Lifelong Learning

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Technology Training for All Ages

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St. Paul Public LibraryMobile Workplace in the Community

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Linking Seniors

Tomorrow is Today

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By 2030, the number of Minnesotans over age 65 is expected to almost double and older adults will comprise about one-fifth of our population. (Minnesota Compass)

Aging

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More than half of Minnesota’s residents live in the 7-county Twin Cities region and increasing from 2.9 million people to more than 3.5 million by 2040.

(Minnesota Compass)

Places

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About 17 percent of our state’s residents are now persons of color … between 2000 and 2010, the state’s population of color grew by 55 percent. (Minnesota Compass)

People

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National Initiatives with Local Impact

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Informal and Formal Partnerships

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Local Initiatives and Partnerships Achieve Local Goals

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Leveraging Resources for Digital Access: Making it Work

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Public Library NetworkCirca 1994

• 1993 – 1995 Higher Education Network

• 1995 – 2000 K-12 Schools and Public Libraries

• Funding

• Collaboration/Network Building

• MN Education Telecommunications Council (METC)

• Federal Erate Program

Learning Network of Minnesota1993-2000

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TAG |TARP | RLTA1996-2005

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TEA | RLTA2006 -- Present

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Federal | State| Local Collaboration

+ +

Funding

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Federal Erate Program

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$2,700,000 -- Federal Erate Program

$2,300,000 -- State of Minnesota

$2,750,000 – City and County

$7,750,000 – Total Network Costs

Cost of Today’s Library Network

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Future Growth of Network

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Tipping Point

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Acceleration of Size of Network

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The Minnesota Library Association and the Minnesota Educational Media Organization support*

• $6 million increase to Telecommunications Equity Aid for K-12 Schools – total $9.75 million

• $2.2 million increase to Regional Library Telecommunications Aid for public libraries – total $4.5 million

*Minnesota Department of Education budget is not yet established.

2014 Legislative Session

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Wrapping up

1973

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2013

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A Terra-bit Library Network for Minnesota?

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Thank You

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Jennifer R. Nelson, State Library Services jennifer.r.nelson@state.mn.us

Melinda Ludwiczak, MELSA

melinda@melsa.org

Peg Werner, Viking Library System pwerner@viking.lib.mn.us

Today’s Presenters

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