The libraries of the past are gone. So what are they now? 

When: 9-10 a.m.
Where: SIE 2015 | Second Floor
Moderator: Kevin Simpson

Remember when a library’s search engine was its card catalog? A lot has changed since then — from the materials to the technology to the scope of libraries’ very mission. Sun writer and book editor Kevin Simpson moderates a panel of experts for a conversation about the changes — and challenges — to a venerable American institution.

Nicolle Davies is Colorado’s State Librarian and an assistant commissioner in the department of education. She has an extensive background in library administration, having served as executive director for both the Arapahoe Library District and the Charleston County (South Carolina) Public Library. Davies also has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver and currently does consulting work with libraries and nonprofits.

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