Charles Darwin said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." It has never been a better time to be a librarian—especially when we recognize and act on our power to help people in our communities build better lives through learning and literacy. To do that, our identity, our education, our organizations, and our work is changing. Learn how library staff are becoming change agents to help Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, the 2016 Gale/LJ Library of the Year, become an essential asset in its community.

Presented by: Gina Millsap, Chief Executive Officer, and Thad Hartman, Chief of Staff, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (KS)

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Related Resources and Links

• Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
• 2016 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year feature article
• OCLC Next blog post, Three “people factor” steps for successful change management
• Dannemiller Tyson Associates (1990). Interactive strategic planning:
  A consultant’s guide. Ann Arbor, MI: Dannemiller Tyson Associates
• Zawacki, Robert A. (1995). Transforming the Mature
  Information Technology Organization. Eagle Star Pub
• Pew Research Center - Libraries
• Harwood Institute - Libraries
• Aspen Institute - Rising to the Challenge: Re-envisioning Public Libraries
• From Awareness to Funding - 2018
  
• The New Librarianship Field Guide - R. David Lankes
• John Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change (on Shmula.com or updated on KotterInc.com)
• Big Hairy Audacious Goal
• Senge, Peter. The Fifth discipline fieldbook : strategies and tools for building a learning organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1994
• Collins, James and Porras, Jerry. Built to last : successful habits of visionary companies. London: Random House Business, 2005
• Theory of Change
  
• Recommended additional WebJunction webinars:
  • Build Your Learning Culture: The Whole Organization Approach
  • Purposeful Innovation: Idea Management for Libraries