My keynote for the UNCG LIS Alumni luncheon where I talked about how Youth Services in public libraries have been leading public libraries towards a more user centered, maker focus for years.

1. 21st Century Boys & Girls: Youth Services Leads The
Change in Public Libraries
Justin Hoenke
@justinlibrarian
justinthelibrarian.com

2. No artist is ahead of his
time. He is the time. It is
just that others are behind
the time.”
― Martha Graham

3. WE ARE ARTISTS

4. Anna Hartmann @annaBnana80 Council Bluffs Public Library

5. Della Phipps, Chattanooga Public Library, teens.chattlibrary.org

6. WE ARE INSTIGATORS

7. WE ARE INSTIGATORS
of awesome

8. Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi
@oclslibrary

9. The San Antonio Public Library, David Gallin-Parasi @boomshackalack boomshackalack.com/shackablog

10. We’ve been makers for years

11. Amy Koester / @amyeileenk / http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com

12. Photo by Alice Moore, Toronto Public Library, @kittenpie

13. Amy Koester / @amyeileenk / http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.
com

14. Photo by Alice Moore, Toronto Public Library, @kittenpie

15. Libraries make a big shift
towards programming

17. VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMING
OMG SO HOT IN 2008-2009

18. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

19. WE DO THE
PROGRAMMING
THING....A LOT

20. Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library

21. Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library

22. Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library

23. OH MY GOSH
MAKERSPACES FOR
EVERYONE!

24. Photo by Michael Casey @michaelcasey http://www.michaelecasey.com

26. LEARNING=FUN

27. Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi
@oclslibrary

28. Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi
@oclslibrary

29. WE ARE SORTA LIKE
TEACHERS

35. Focus on experience

36. Listen to the kids,
tweens, and teens

37. The Public Library as a
beta testing lab

39. HANG ON
BY
HANGING OUT

41. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

42. LET’S CARRY ON THIS CONVERSATION
@justinlibrarian
justinthelibrarian@gmail.com
justinthelibrarian.com
myspace.com/justinthelibrarian (psych just kidding)

43. RECOMMENDED LISTENING