The Importance of Participatory Spaces in Libraries. For LACONI-OPP in Skokie, IL in November 2012.

1. Libraries as
Community Spaces:
The Importance of
Participatory Space
Monica Harris
Customer Service Manager
Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park, IL

3. traditional

5. participatory

7. ?
How do we design this?

8. Ask for
their
feedback

12. Offer
contests,
games, and
opportunities
with intrinsic
value

17. We worked on
Connection

19. We created the:

42. Questions?
Monica Harris
Customer Service Manager
Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park, IL
Email: mharris@oppl.org
Twitter: @showlola