tech access on a budget: #alsc14

Tech Access on a Budget

Mary Ann Scheuer, Cen Campbell, Suzanne Flint &

Claudia Haines

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Who are we?

Mary Ann Scheuer

Librarian, Emerson Elementary School@maryannscheuer

Cen Campbell Founder, LittleeLit.com@littleelit

Claudia HainesChildren’s Librarian, Homer Public Library@claudiahaines

Suzanne Flint California State LibrarySuzanne.Flint@library.ca.gov

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Core Values

Access

Eng

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Creativity

Learning

Ideas from the field: Access

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Community Tech Experts and Technology Sharing

eReaders for students

App Chats

Ideas from the field:Engagement

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Denver ideaLAB

Emerson iPads

Creative Storytime: Alaskan berries

Ideas from the field:Creativity

Anythink Brighton

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Deschutes Library

Homer Public

Library

Ideas from the field:Learning

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Math game apps for elementary kids

Pierce County Library

Moose Jaw Public Library

How have you brought technology into your library?

Ideas from the field:Audience examples

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Funding: Small grants

iPads, Emerson School Library: $711

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Equipment:iPad: $499HDMI adapter $39tax $47Apple total: $585Amazon: Case $25

Content:iTunes budget (interactive story/book apps): $100

Funding: Medium grants

Devices, Homer Public Library2011: Devices for staff tech petting zoo: $1,408 (Friends)

2012: 6 Kindle Touches for patron check out: $1,014 (Friends)

2013: 2 AWE stations (Alaska’s Online With Libraries)

2014: iPads for programs and in-library use: $10,009 (OWL)● Air Watch (will be paid for by library)● apps (paid for by library- part of yearly

collection development $)● programs- TBA● iPads for Alaskan Libraries: Resource Guide

(Alaska State Library)

Funding: Medium grants

ideaLAB, Denver Public Library: $19,953

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In partnership with Mi Casa Resource Center, DPL developed a digital creation space for teens within the Central Branch. Librarians engaged Denver‐area teens in the production of digital media – art, games, videos, and music.

Funding: Discussion

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• What are funders looking for?

• How do you find out about funding priorities?

• How do I find local foundations?

• Can you explain about the federal LSTA grants?

• What helps me be persuasive?

Funding: Finding Foundations

Location!

Location!

Location!

Funding: Funding priorities

Research → identify funding priorities

Federal & State Funding

Find information at ala.org

Quick facts on Sparks! grants:

grant amount: $10,000 -- $25,000deadline: February 2, 2015last year: 29 applications; 5 funded

“These small grants encourage libraries and archives to test and evaluate specific innovations in the ways they operate and the services they provide. Sparks Grants support the deployment, testing, and evaluation of promising and groundbreaking new tools, products, services, or organizational practices.”

imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=19

Administered by each state

California State Library LSTA grant information

Funding: Grant language

Tips for success, from Donor’s Choose

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Funding: Grant language

Content matters -- think it through!

• What’s the need?

• How are you meeting the need?

• How will you know you’ve met the need?

• How does this grant (money) help you do this?

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Resources for Community Foundations:

– Council on Foundations: Community Foundation Locator

– Grant Space: Knowledge Base: How Do I Find Grants?

– Foundation Center free webinar: Introduction to Finding Funders

Funding: Discussion

How have you brought technology into your library?

Finding funding:Audience examples

Essential Questions for New Media

• What does new media add?• Who benefits from its addition and

how?• What developmental tasks or learning

goals does it support? • Does it support engagement and

content creation?• How are its best attributes being

utilized? • How is its impact being evaluated?

Challenging Our Assumptions

Technology is not the goal. Multimedia is just one tool, integrated into what we offer.

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Informed, skilled staff is essential.

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Not every child needs his own device.

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Think outside the box, beyond 1-to-1.

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Our culture values technology for all. We need to understand age appropriate developmental stages. Technology experiences looks different for different ages.

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Challenging Our Assumptions

We are not digital natives. We need the tools to navigate the world we live in and manage these tools. Children’s librarians are trail guides.

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Questions?

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Image Citations

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• Core Values - Rita Pitucci https://flic.kr/p/gNB1a9

• Open and Closed - Señor Hans https://flic.kr/p/8Ny6ZC

• Children at school with laptop - Lucélia Ribeiro https://flic.kr/p/ehBnRE

• Learning to fly - Psycho Delia https://flic.kr/p/eJ8geX

• Nooks - Marie Coleman https://flic.kr/p/9GUo9v

• Denver ideaLab - Denver Public Library http://denverlibrary.org/blog/nate/teens-learning-web-development-library-devcamp-wraps

• Anythink Brighton - http://www.anythinklibraries.org/news-item/anythink-announces-makerspace-grand-opening

• Donor’s Choose - Tips for success http://help.donorschoose.org/hc/en-us/articles/202080526-Your-next-project-tips-for-success

• Council on Foundations: Community Foundation Locator http://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator

• Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund http://www.cicf.org/library-fund

• California Community Foundation https://www.calfund.org/page.aspx?pid=860

• Working together - Scott Maxwell https://flic.kr/p/4fUsNL

• Entrance - Mykl Roventine https://flic.kr/p/3295oV

Contact Us!

maryannscheuer@berkeley.net,

@maryannscheuer

cenlibrarian@gmail.com, @littleelit

suzanne.flint@library.ca.gov

cshaines@gmail.com, @claudiahaines

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