1. CLA 2015
Establishing Digital Literacy as a
Core Public Library Service
Pam Ryan
Director, Collections & Technology

2. About EPL
• One Library, One Staff, One Collection
• Community-led
• 18 branches, 1 eplGO
• 2 lending machines & 1 epl2GO
• $58mil (2013); 469 FTE
• 878,000 Edmontonians
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4. 2015 American Library Association (ALA)
Presidential Citation for Innovative
International Library Project:
EPL’s Digital Literacy as a Core Service model
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Champion digital
literacy services
Provide staff with a
digital technology
sandbox for training
and programs
Provide staff with
training and support
to build their digital
literacy skills
Develop and support
creation of digital
literacy services and
programs
Digital Literacy Initiatives

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17. Discovery Service
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26. Staff skills - 2014
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2014
• Branch makerspaces in four new
branches (Total 5/19)
2015
• Branch makerspaces in one more new
branch + 3 existing branches + eplGO
(Total 10/19)
January
2016
• Branch makerspaces in 4 more existing
branches (Total 14/19)

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48. Pam Ryan
Director, Collections & Technology
pryan@epl.ca
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