Presented by the CT State Library Division of Library Development and The Futures School
The CT State Library Division of Library Development in partnership with The Futures School, hosted a virtual gathering highlighting library alumnus from Transformation for Libraries: The Futures School to discuss perspectives, learnings, and the future of foresight in libraries. Panelists shared their experiences and discussed how they are implementing foresight within the library for planning, partnerships and beyond. Together, we engaged in conversation on how to build foresight as a core competency for the library profession in collaboration with our national library partners including the Institute of Museum and Library Services, American Library Association, and others as well as library schools.
Presenters:
After The Futures School was co-hosted by Nicole Baker-Rosa, Head of Human Design and Development at The Futures School and Dawn La Valle, Director of the CT State Library Division of Library Development.
Opening keynote remarks from Yvette Montero Salvatico, Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Futures School.
Our panelists include:
- Duncan Smith, Founder of NoveList and EBSCO's Chief Strategist for Public Libraries
- Susan Banks, MLIS, Deputy Secretary & State Librarian, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Christina Steffy, Library Director, Alvernia University
- Kendra Davey, Literacy Initiatives Program Manager, Pima County Public Library
- Reneé Bibby, Visual Marketing Manager, Pima County Public Library
