1. Experiencing Information
@ the Falmouth Public Library

2. Libraries are all about
INFORMATION:
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3. One of the purposes of the
Library Services and Technology Act
includes
“the promotion of library services that provide all users
access to information.”
de la Pena McCook, K. (2000). A place at the table: Participating in community building.
Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

4. Users may access information in many ways
(not just books, computers, and tablets)
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5. Some say,
“Library programs disseminate
information to participants.”
Wolfe, L.A. (2005). Library public relations, promotions, and communications (2 nd ed.). NY:
Neal-Schuman.

6. In other words, people get information
from each other, too!
In fact,

7. Meet John Perry Barlow
Ito, J. (Photographer). (2009). John Perry Barlow. [Photograph]. Retrieved
on April 20, 2013 from http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/3267043090/

8. Barlow developed a
“taxonomy of information,”
and says that,
Barlow, J. (2003). The economy of ideas: A framework for patents and copyrights in the Digital Age.
(Everything you know about intellectual property is wrong. ) Wired Retrieved on April
23, 2013 from http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.03/economy.ideas_pr.html

9. “Information is experienced.”
He also says that…
Barlow, J. (2003). The economy of ideas: A framework for patents and copyrights in the Digital Age. (Everything you know
about intellectual property is wrong. ) Wired Retrieved on April 23, 2013 from
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.03/economy.ideas_pr.html

10. “Information is an activity.
Information is a life form.
Information is a relationship.”
Barlow, J. (2003). The economy of ideas: A framework for patents and copyrights in the Digital
Age. (Everything you know about intellectual property is wrong. ) Wired Retrieved on April
23, 2013 from http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.03/economy.ideas_pr.html

11. Wow!
Well, if a library is all about information,
couldn’t we say that…

12. A library is an activity…

13. like a parade,
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14. a game of Scrabble,
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15. a break from playing baseball,
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16. playing the bongos,
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17. crafting,
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18. reading…and eating,
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19. …and more eating,
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20. a presentation for a class,
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21. getting a (temporary) tattoo,
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22. an interview,
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23. playing,
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/falmouthpubliclibrary/

24. and traveling any where in the world?
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25. A Library is a Life Form…

26. like the birth of a reader,
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27. a tree that grows poems,
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28. or the alphabet,
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29. a biology lesson,
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30. a collection of artifacts,
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/falmouthpubliclibrary/

31. a rose in the computer room,
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32. or our local history?
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33. A Library is a relationship…

34. with a special friend,
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35. with one’s BFF,
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36. with a teacher,
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37. with classmates,
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38. with a dance partner,
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39. with a friendly ear,
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40. with members of a group,
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41. with a mentor,
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42. with a librarian (who is full of information),
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43. with one’s family,
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/falmouthpubliclibrary/

44. and with the community?
[Falmouth Public Library]. (ca. 2008-2013). Falmouth, MA. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/falmouthpubliclibrary/

45. An activity,
A life form,
A relationship.
A Library…

46. Where people access, share, create, and
experience information…

47. …a place where “minds and souls thrive!”
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/falmouthpubliclibrary/

48. References
Barlow, J. (2003). The economy of ideas: A framework for patents and
copyrights in the Digital Age. (Everything you know about intellectual property is wrong. ) Wired
Retrieved on April 23, 2013 from
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.03/economy.ideas_pr.html
de la Pena McCook, K. (2000). A place at the table: Participating in community building.
Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
[Falmouth Public Library]. (ca. 2008-2013). Falmouth, MA. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/falmouthpubliclibrary/
Ito, J. (Photographer). (2009). John Perry Barlow. [Photograph]. Retrieved
on April 20, 2013 from http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/3267043090/
Wolfe, L.A. (2005). Library public relations, promotions, and communications (2nd ed.). NY:
Neal-Schuman.