Does your library have exciting, innovative ways to train your patrons about

information technology?

The ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award honors an

individual library, library consortium, group of librarians, or support

organization for innovative planning for, applications of, or development of

patron training programs about information technology in a library setting.

The annual award consists of $1,500 and a 24k gold-framed citation of

achievement.  All types of libraries are welcome to apply!

The 2017 award winner was the Muncie Public Library for their innovative

“Digital Climbers” program that motivates and inspires children ages eight and

up to experiment with technology and master skills that contribute to learning

in science, technology, engineering, art and math.

ALA is currently accepting nominations for the 2018 Library of the Future

Award: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/213/apply.  The online

application is to be submitted to ALA by February 1, 2018.  For additional

information, contact Rene Erlandson, Award Jury Chair,

rene.erlandson@gmail.com or Cheryl Malden, ALA Governance Office,

cmalden@ala.org.

My note: where I work, such effort will be dismissed as “this belongs to public libraries.”
Does it? What does your academic library do to excel patrons in information technology.
where I work – not much. All is “information literacy” in its 90ish encapsulation.