What's Happening at the Library?
Posted by Kenneth Pendergast
Allan Wilson is the Chief Librarian at the Prince George Public Library.
Allan provided the Nechako Rotary Club with a very interesting update on current and future activities at the library.
The Prince George Public Library is the largest library in northern BC and 12th largest in the Province.
16 of the largest Libraries in in the province, serve 97% of the population of BC.
The life of a library has changed substantially over the years and will continue to do so to serve the needs of the people, in keeping with needs and technology.
You can visit the library at: mylibrary strategic plan to see some of these changes.
The Prince George Library focuses on the 3 P's; (People, Partners and Place) image.
The Library is a "Social Space" and used extensively by the young and the seniors in our community.
New programs are being developed regularly to adapt to the needs of this diverse cross section of public users of the library. Examples are: Open Learning; Adaptive Learning and Opportunistic Teaching.
The Prince George Library is putting the final touches to their Skye Lab, which will be ready in June, 2012.
The new "Knowledge Garden" is in the works and being funded through volunteer donations.
The Prince George Public Library is actually two separate buildings, to meet the needs in Prince George. The main Library downtown, named the "Bob Harkin's" Building and the second one on the Hart, called "Nechako."
There is an additional need for a library facility located in College Heights.
However, Allen is quick to point out that this is not likely to happen in the current building structure plans for the city. Therefore, Allan and his Board of Director's are looking at other creative ways to provide these services in the future, and it may be possible to replicate other ideas, in the form of "BOB". Acronym for "Box O Books", which is the concept of creating a more mobile Library in a "Container Box" that can be established at a much reduced price to conventional building, and provide the services required.
Allan was thanked for his presentation by Rotarian Neil Godbout, with another donation to our Polio Plus Program.
Allan provided the Nechako Rotary Club with a very interesting update on current and future activities at the library.
The Prince George Public Library is the largest library in northern BC and 12th largest in the Province.
16 of the largest Libraries in in the province, serve 97% of the population of BC.
The life of a library has changed substantially over the years and will continue to do so to serve the needs of the people, in keeping with needs and technology.
You can visit the library at: mylibrary strategic plan to see some of these changes.
The Prince George Library focuses on the 3 P's; (People, Partners and Place) image.
The Library is a "Social Space" and used extensively by the young and the seniors in our community.
New programs are being developed regularly to adapt to the needs of this diverse cross section of public users of the library. Examples are: Open Learning; Adaptive Learning and Opportunistic Teaching.
The Prince George Library is putting the final touches to their Skye Lab, which will be ready in June, 2012.
The new "Knowledge Garden" is in the works and being funded through volunteer donations.
The Prince George Public Library is actually two separate buildings, to meet the needs in Prince George. The main Library downtown, named the "Bob Harkin's" Building and the second one on the Hart, called "Nechako."
There is an additional need for a library facility located in College Heights.
However, Allen is quick to point out that this is not likely to happen in the current building structure plans for the city. Therefore, Allan and his Board of Director's are looking at other creative ways to provide these services in the future, and it may be possible to replicate other ideas, in the form of "BOB". Acronym for "Box O Books", which is the concept of creating a more mobile Library in a "Container Box" that can be established at a much reduced price to conventional building, and provide the services required.
Allan was thanked for his presentation by Rotarian Neil Godbout, with another donation to our Polio Plus Program.