This program featured four presenters, each sharing briefly about their library's tech programming.
Gabrielle Doyle shared how Calgary Public Library used a software program called CoderDojo to teach coding to kids in 6 to 10-week sessions, with parents observing and volunteers assisting. Some online resources for learning coding are codecademy, codeclubworld.org and Learning Labs, but they stressed the importance of the face-to-face learning.
Bonnie Lafazan from Berkeley College in New York talked about technology literacy programming for students (and staff), such as using different browsers and their tools and add-ons, free productivity websites and apps, how to share and save in the cloud, 3D printing, and eBooks.
Lauren Stokes from Las Vegas Clark County Library District gave an overview of the programs at their multiple-branch system. The majority mentioned we have at RCLS; there were a few that we don't currently feature such as one-on-one tablet training, downloadable movies, tech art studios and a DJ @ the library studio. To promote the library to Las Vegans, they created online Digital Dashboards that show library statistics in a more visual format.
David Durante from Pierce County Library System built an interactive discovery platform for their five branches, initially to provide online activities for their teen summer reading challenge, later expanding when they received a substantial grant. For libraries considering creating this kind of service, he suggested a team of three staff members: an administrator, a creative person, and a technical person.
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