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

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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


Inform and Engage


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


The Virtual Library


Express Library Kiosks


Libraries Workforce Centers

Locations … 100+ 13

Hours Open Weekly …

4,736 619

Public Computers …

2,445 284

MELSA Libraries and Metro Area Workforce

Center Access, 2011 Comparative Study


Bike-Mobiles with Wi Fi Hot Spots

Denver, Colorado


Mobile WORKplace

Saint Paul Public Library


St. Paul Public Library

Mobile Tech Lab


Maker Space

Ramsey County Library


Website “Stickiness”


Summer Reading Program Online Option


First Stop for Quality Information

Subject Guides to the Internet


Free Resume & Job Help!

Expert resume assistance

Live interview coaching

… And much more

Workforce Development


Downloadable Content


Government Information


Patent and Trademark Information


Statewide Gateway


Documenting Minnesota’s History


Minnesota Historical Society


Historical Collections


Connecting with Community Partners


Cecil Newman leads Minnesota Delegation

March on Washington, 1963

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Creating and Storing Digital Content


Legal Information Online


Northstar Digital Literacy Standards


Closing the Achievement Gap


Libraries Support Lifelong Learning


Technology Training for All Ages


St. Paul Public Library

Mobile Workplace in the Community


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


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


National Initiatives with Local Impact


Informal and Formal Partnerships


Local Initiatives and Partnerships Achieve

Local Goals


Leveraging Resources for

Digital Access:

Making it Work


Public Library Network

Circa 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 Minnesota

1993-2000


TAG |TARP | RLTA

1996-2005


TEA | RLTA

2006 -- Present


Federal | State| Local Collaboration

+ +

Funding


Federal Erate Program


$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


Future Growth of Network


Tipping Point


Acceleration of Size of Network


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



Wrapping up

1973


2013


A Terra-bit Library Network for Minnesota?


Thank You


Jennifer R. Nelson, State Library Services

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Melinda Ludwiczak, MELSA

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Peg Werner, Viking Library System

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