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Libraryland Ecosystem

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EveryLibrary’s Successes

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Why Talk in Terms of Local Politics

First the Good News

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The Numbers Are Great!

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Civic Attitudes

● 94% of Parents say libraries are important for their children. 79% say “very important”. 2

● 58% of Americans have a library card. 3

● 62% of card holders have visited the library in the last year at least once.4

2. Pew, May 2013

3 and 4. Harris Interactive | ALA, January 2011

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Voter Attitudes

Nationwide, of all voters:

37% will Definitely vote yes for the library37% will Probably vote yes for the library

26% will Probably or Definitely vote no or may vote either way.

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Party Affiliation Doesn’t Matter

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Library Card Stats Don’t Matter

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Library Use Doesn’t Matter

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What Does Matter

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What do politicians respond to?

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What can we get?

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Ladder of Engagement

If you ignore everything else I say…

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Social Media Apps 18-34 years old

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The P Word

What we do now

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NEXT LEVEL!!

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We need to change

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But what does it do?

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It’s a CMS

It Can Be Customizable

Documentation and Support

Uses Embed.ly

Certifications and Consultants

Expert Designer Architect

Lots of Architects

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Event Management

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Crowd Funding

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Volunteer Management

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Surveys and Polling

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Email Management

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Dashboard

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Individual Profile

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Add Tags to Profiles

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Full Profiles

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How has someone engaged

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Create Lists of Individuals

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Set follow-ups

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Map your patrons

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Gamification

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