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TRENDS

Libraries are no longer just warehouses of books.

 

To stay relevant, public libraries must adopt trends taking place in the information community as well as society as a whole. 

 

They must make themselves easy to use for a busy, hyper-connected public. For example, in the United States we have become a mobile digital community with 77% of all American adults owning a smartphone ("Mobile Fact Sheet", 2018).

 

Libraries that do not reach out to their patrons via the internet and social media run the risk of becoming obsolete.

WAYFINDING : the ability for library visitors to find their way with no help from library staff.

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SIGNAGE & SELF SERVICE : building a brand identity through signage that clearly indicates the mission of the library.  To allow library staff to move to more creative tasks, self-service removes some repetitive tasks from library staff.

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SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE : the way libraries keep in touch with patrons who may never even come inside the library's phsyical space.

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Begin exploring how EPL uses 21st century trends on the WAYFINDING page.

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