The Evolving Library | Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries

The Evolving Library is a speaker series that invites information experts to discuss the role of libraries in addressing emerging technology’s opportunities and potential harms. How do libraries and librarians contribute to ensure an informed citizenry as new technology emerges?
For this edition of the Evolving Library, Sandra Hirsh, Associate Dean, Academics College of Professional and Global Education will moderate a panel of authors included in the book she edited last year, Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries. This book expands and broadens the discussions on the future of libraries and the ways in which they transform information services to best serve their communities. Library 2035 explores the lessons learned over the past decade and forecasts the opportunities, strengths, and challenges for libraries in the future. Contributors include 25 library leaders, who were asked to describe the “library of 2035” in whatever way they wanted. Their responses to this question will inspire, provoke, challenge, and expand our thinking about the role and importance of libraries in the future. Library leaders, LIS students, and faculty will find this book particularly meaningful and useful as we grapple with what the future of libraries and the profession will be.