Every book, every idea, every image, every archive, every piece of information should not only be available for free online anytime, anywhere, but also needs to be curated and linked so that anyone in the world can engage in the creative activity that we all rely on to build a better world.
—ANTHONY MARX
“With a nationally networked platform, library and other leaders will also have more capacity to think about the work they can do at the national level that so many libraries have been so effective doing at the state and local levels.”
—MAUREEN SULLIVAN
“We can’t just be providing space... we are a learning institution, not just an access institution.”
—JOHN SZABO
“The library in the digital age is moving from the warehouse of materials to a participatory learning organization.”
—PAM SANDLIAN SMITH
“If you want to reach out and help new Americans and citizenship in your city, there are lots of organizations who want to do the work, but libraries become the connector between the CBO and citizens.”
—MAYOR KARL DEAN
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1. Ruzomberok University Library, Slovakia
2. Joan Maragall Library, Spain
3. Freiburg University Library, Germany
4. Riverside Library in Tongling, China
5. Microlibrary at Taman Bima, Indonesia
6. The Main Library of the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
7. Public Library of Constitución, Chile
8. The Waterdown Library and Civic Centre, Canada
9. Multimedia Library in Auneau, France
10. Story Pod in Newmarket, Canada
11. Cedar Rapids Public Library, United States
12. Sales Pavilion and Library in Guiyang, China
13. Thionville Library, France
14. Library of the Vienna University of Economics, Austria
15. Cayenne University Library, French Guiana