How a library IT Manager supports her system’s computers today, while keeping an eye on the future

In the northernmost part of Kentucky, Boone County Public Library is a relative newcomer to the 210-year-old county. It was only 35 years ago when the library was imagined, and has been a part of Boone County for 32 years. Since then, the library has wasted little time in catching up: today there are five branches meeting the needs of over 100,000 people. Boone County's rapid growth (it’s been among the top 50 fastest-growing counties in the United States) and prosperity have given the library the added benefit of an unusually generous budget.

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The thought of technology planning often musters up groans and grumbles--it's no easy task. But what if your library mixed it up, made it a bit more interesting, and involved the public?

Shaw Simonsen, the librarian at the Barnesville branch of the Lake Agassiz Regional Library in Barnesville, MN, recently shared a program her library system initiated to spark the imagination of community members and library supporters around what a library of the future might look like.