Library Leadership Through Digital Tools: Keep Kids Learning and Adults Earning

Tammy Westergard; Patrick Tod Colegrove; Sara Jones; Karsten Heise

Library Leadership Through Digital Tools: Keep Kids Learning and Adults Earning

Tammy Westergard, Patrick Tod Colegrove, Sara Jones, Karsten Heise

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 How can librarians support teachers, students and adults with distance learning and digital literacy to ensure everyone who wants them can have marketable skills in a world of automation?
 
 Keeping “kids learning and adult earning” in the face of an ongoing worldwide pandemic and economic crisis demonstrates the importance of focused library programs to address the most pressing digital needs. Learn about the specific strategies U.S. library leaders followed to face months-long closures and move from in-person services to programming in virtual environments. Presenters will share perspective and experience from 2020 through today about meeting both librarian’s and community needs. Emphasis of the workshop examples surround teachers, students and adult education systems.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 7 Sep 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	Knihovny současnosti 2021 - Duration: 7 Sep 2021 → …

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Conference	Knihovny současnosti 2021
Period	7/09/21 → …

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Library and Information Science

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Library Leadership Through Digital Tools: Keep Kids Learning and Adults Earning

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