1. The Future of Community College Libraries Scott Gilbert • Lone Star College • scott.a.gilbert@lonestar.edu

3. Providing an education within communities which puts community members on an equal intellectual footing the rest of the country (and world).

4. Creating an educational environment which introduces community members (of all ages & social classes) to higher learning and makes them feel welcome.

5. Bridging the precarious gap between high school and higher education.

7. Libraries as Part of a Continuum of Life-Long Learning Public libraries welcome children into the learning environment and familiarize them with educational resources. Dual-use public/academic facilities in particular introduce & welcome children to the college environment and create a new generation of possible students.

8. Libraries as Part of a Continuum of Life-Long Learning (cont.) The Power of the public library to introduce children to the learning environment: Summer Reading Programs Here are the statistics for Catch the Reading Express from June 4th to June 30th: Children Registered: 11,708 Number of books read: 274,782 Number of children who have read 10 books or 500 pages or minutes: 3,632 Here are the statistics for Within Arms Reach from June 4th to June 30th: Teens registered: 1,238 Number of books read: 5,464 Number of minutes spent reading: 95,709 Number of teens who read 5 books or 600 minutes: 359 Figures courtesy of Monique Franklin Children's Materials Selection Librarian Harris County Public Library

9. Libraries as Part of a Continuum of Life-Long Learning (cont.) K-12 school libraries facilitate elementary learning, create foundations of knowledge, and prepare students for further education. Dual-enrollment programs (high school students in colleges) smooth the path and encourage the precarious transition between elementary and higher education.

10. Libraries as Part of a Continuum of Life-Long Learning (cont.) Community college librariesprovide entry to higher education, bridge the gap between high school and college, and also supply low-cost education to non-traditional age students. Multiple Institution Teaching Centers (partnerships between community colleges and universities) reduce educational costs. MITC libraries coordinate delivery of services between partner university libraries to students. Distance learning programs provide greater reductions in educational costs, but conversely create new information access challenges. Embedded librarians in e-classrooms plus tools for facilitating access to library resources directly through the e-classroom tools are essential.

11. Libraries as Part of a Continuum of Life-Long Learning (cont.) Academic libraries fulfill long term educational goals by providing substantial research resources and information access supporting the success of advanced degree students, and enriching the intellectual life of American society.

13. A perception that libraries are replaceable by the Internet, non-professionals, or even volunteers

14. A perception that the Internet is “good enough”

15. Poor marketing of library services (they’re not good services if nobody knows about them)

16. Maintaining relevance in technologically-driven marketplace (“perception is reality”)

18. Power in numbers

19. Shared expenses

20. Shared resources

21. Greater opportunities to introduce public to library/educational environment

22. Promotion of library services

23. Librarians as effective lobbyists and public advocates of value and role of libraries in lifelong education

24. Librarians provide excellent, high quality services, but their role in society must be better marketed.

26. New Spice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs