Session 76: "Libraries in America" with Deb and Crosby - Current perspectives
Channel: Libraries In Response
Date: 2023-06-23

Society has been transformed by a virus. Civilization has undergone a shock from which it struggles to recover. Amidst this tumult, what new or altered roles and service obligations have libraries taken on or been thrust upon? How are they holding up? Already considered the Swiss Army Knife of public institutions, libraries provide a greater number of varied services to more people than any other. 

Join in to get a fresh overview of how libraries across the US have responded, have changed in response and prepare for emerging challenges yet to take shape.
 
Learn from and about these two remarkable people and their respective deep devotions to libraries.

Speakers:
Deborah Fallows, Author: Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America; Dreaming in Chinese.
Crosby Kemper III, Director, Institute for Museum and Library Services