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Join us on our short trip to big ideas: The Great Library Roadshow — Seeking Innovation Across America

March 11–14, 2012 (Sunday through Wednesday)

Three librarians, four wheels on the road and one driving mission: Seek out innovation and report back what we find. Follow the Library Roadshow travelers, Josh, Lisa and PC, as they visit libraries to interview users and talk to the developers executing on inspiration. They’ll drive from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Philadelphia, all the while documenting their search for creative apps and services with the hashtag #libshow. The roadshow culminates at the 2012 Public Library Association Conference.

Image link to thedigitalshift.com/roadshow

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Travelers

Photo: Josh Hadro

Josh Hadro

Josh Hadro is Executive Editor, Digital Products for Library Journal, School Library Journal and The Horn Book. Since 2008, he's been writing about technology, e-books, digital lending, acquisitions and the connections between consumer expectations and library technology. He holds an MSLIS from the Pratt Institute, and tweets as @hadro on Twitter. On past road trips, he has driven through 40 out of 50 states. He has yet to find a way to drive to Hawaii.

Photo: Lisa Carlucci Thomas

Lisa Carlucci Thomas

Lisa Carlucci Thomas is the Director and Founder of Design Think Do, providing innovative consulting services to libraries, publishers, vendors and organizations. An experienced academic librarian and manager, Lisa writes about e-books, digital content, mobile culture, social media, and the emerging technology trends changing the way we communicate, research and interact with information. Lisa is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and a 2009 ALA Emerging Leader. A graduate of Syracuse University, she previously worked at Yale University and Southern Connecticut State University. Visit Lisa’s website or follow her on Twitter as @lisacarlucci.

Photo: Patrick (PC) Sweeney

Patrick (PC) Sweeney

Patrick Sweeney is Branch Manager of the East Palo Alto and Portola Valley libraries in the San Mateo County Library System. He received his MLIS from San José State University and has loved every second of living in California. He is excited about this trip because he has no idea how the East Coast works and is completely excited to meet all the good folks on the right coast. You can find any of his library related brain droppings online by Googling pcsweeney.

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The Route

Map: Roadtrip route

Scheduled stops on The Great Library Roadshow include:

  • Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Mecklenburg Library)
  • High Point, NC (High Point University)
  • Richmond, VA (Richmond Public Library)
  • Baltimore, MD (visiting with Jonathan Rochkind, developer at Johns Hopkins University)
  • Newark, DE (University of Delaware)
  • Philadelphia, PA

Seeking innovation