The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded LYRASIS a grant to support a series of at least 12 “Leaders Forums” to expand our new CEO’s engagement with members and gain deeper insight into their issues and interests. These forums will take across the United States between now-June 2016. Here you can find notes, images and who attended each forum.
Below is the recording of what we’ve learned from the many LYRASIS Leaders Forums, thus far.
Past Forums
June 14, Massachusetts Forum
The Massachusetts Forum was held at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Boston.
- 12 attendees, 9 unique institutions which included: Harvard, MIT, DPLA, Tufts, Boston Athenaeum, State Library, Beacon College, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Slideshow: Massachusetts Forum PPT
May 26, Colorado Forum
The Colorado Forum was held at Anythink Wright Farms, Thornton.
- 10 attendees, 9 unique institutions which included: Anythink Libraries, Colorado State Library, Colorado Tech University, Denver Public Library, Pueblo Library District, Red Rocks Community College, Public Art Archive, Univ of Colorado, Univ of Denver
Slideshow: Denver Forum PPT
May 10, Florida Forum
The Florida Forum was held at the Tampa Bay Library Consortium, Tampa.
- 14 attendees, 10 unique institutions which included: State Library, University of Nevada Reno, TBLC, PLAN, SEFLN, Florida State University, Florida International University, University of Miami, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Tampa Hillsborough Public Library
Slideshow: Tampa Forum PPT
April 13, Ohio Forum
The Ohio Forum was held that the Ohio History Connection, Columbus.
- 20 attendees, 12 unique institutions which included: State Library, Ohio History Connection, Capitol College, Oberlin College, Wright State University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Five Colleges of Ohio, OhioLink, Dension University, Case Western University, Educopia
Slideshow: Columbus Ohio Forum
April 12, Indiana Forum
The Indiana Forum was held at the Indianapolis Public Library, Indianapolis.
- 17 attendees, 8 unique institutions which included: State Library, IUPUI, Reaching Across Illinois Library System, Indiana State University Kokomo, Indiana State University Bloomington, Chicago Public Library, Northwestern, Indianapolis Public Library
Slideshow: Indianapolis Forum PPT
March 18, DC Forum
The DC Forum was held at the Library of Congress, D.C.
- 30 attendees, 20 unique institutions which included: The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Temple University, Smithsonian, Library of Congress, DCPL, George Washington University, Library of Virginia, Hampton University, Penn State, Catholic University of America, University of Virginia, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Army(Tech & Architecture), National Defense University, National Transportation University, Dept of Justice, Social Security Administration, Morgan State University, Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation, Library Technology (Marshall Breeding), Government Publishing Office
Slideshow: DC Forum PPT
February 25, Utah Forum
The Utah Forum was held at the Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City.
- 14 attendees, 9 unique institutions which included: State Library, University of Utah, Utah State University,Weber State College, Snow College, Salt Lake Public Library, Montana State University, Mountain West Digital Library, FamilySearch
Slideshow: Salt Lake City Forum PPT
February 23, North Carolina Forum
The North Carolina Forum was held at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library, Charlotte.
- 29 attendees, 18 unique institutions which included: Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library, State Library, NCSU, Triangle Research Library Network, Johnson Smith University, Coastal University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Wilmington, NC State University, NCLIVE, Davidson College, Digital Heritage Center, University of South Carolina Greensboro, Wake Forest, Duke University, Clemson University, NCCU, Winston-Salem State University.
Slideshow: Charlotte Forum PPT
February 16, California Forum
The California Forum was held at the Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles.
- 14 attendees, 11 institutions which included: Los Angeles Public Library, University of Southern California, California Digital Library, University of California Santa Cruz, University of California San Diego, The Getty Museum, UCLA, Pepperdine University, Cal Tech, The Huntington, DuraSpace, The Califa Group
Slideshow: Los Angeles Forum PPT
January 28, Philadelphia Forum
The Pennsylvania Forum was held at the Free Public Library, Philadelphia.
- 14 attendees, 9 unique institutions which included: Temple University, Rowan University, New Jersey State Library, PALCI, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, Haverford College, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel
Slideshow: Philadelphia Forum PPT
January 26, New York Forum
The New York Forum was held at the Moving Image Museum in Astoria, NY.
- 12 attendees, 10 unique institutions which included: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Russell Sage Foundation, FEDLINK, Metropolitan Library Council, NYPL, AVPreserve, Columbia University, NYU, Princeton, Fairfield University
Slideshow: Astoria Forum PPT
January 14, Georgia Forum
The Georgia Forum was held at the Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, Atlanta.
- 14 attendees, 13 unique institutions which included: : State Library of Georgia ,University of Georgia, Equinox, Director of GA Archives, Alabama State University, Columbus State University, Emory University, Center for Puppetry Arts, University of AL-Birmingham, AUC Woodruff Library, Georgia State University, Troup City Public Library, University of TN-Knoxville
Slideshow: Atlanta Forum PPT