My International Adventure Great Public Libraries Tour Part 1

The Overview• 21 Libraries in 12 days• 2 Countries – United States and Canada• Cuyahoga County Ohio• 4 Provinces of Canada

– Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia– Toronto, Halifax, Edmonton, Vancouver

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Cuyahoga County Public Library• 9 new branches over last 4 years• Focus on flexibility, sustainability, convenience • Digital media spaces, interactive kids spaces,

sustainable building features, black box auditorium• Ranged in size from 1,400 to 3,800 square metres• Garfield Heights, Warrensville Heights, South Euclid,

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Garfield Heights

Cuyahoga County Public Library• 525FTE staff for 26

branches• $3m funding for passport

agency service• Job ready programs

funded by grants• Innovation centres

funded by grants

Overall impressions• Learning to interact with the maker

audience• Interactive children’ spaces based on a

book• Children’s programming extensive

Toronto Public Library Service• Toronto Reference Library• Bloor/Gladstone Branch• Fort York Branch• Scarborough Civic Centre

Overall Impressions• Intentional children’s programming• Focus on Learning – both internal & community• Strategy drives approach / Strong Links to City

Plans• Library buildings welcoming & people friendly