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The Center for the Future of Libraries works to build connections with experts and innovative thinkers to help libraries address emerging issues. Provided below are opportunities to engage with the work of the Center - and we look forward to providing additional opportunities as they develop.

Center for the Future of Libraries provides a fellowship for an individual or group interested in exploring the future of libraries. The fellowship includes a stipend of $10,000 to advance new ideas and perspectives for the future of libraries through the creation of a public product – report, white paper, video, resource, tool – that will help library professionals envision the future of library collections, services, spaces, technologies, or partnerships.

The Library Futures series, published in cooperation with 91´«Ã½ Neal-Schuman, brings together library experts and innovators to explore the profession’s many futures by focusing on emerging trends.

The Read for Later e-newsletter provides a weekly wrap-up of news and articles that help library professionals think about trends and changes that might shape the future of collections, spaces, services, partnerships, and roles in the community.

Part of the 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, the Symposium on the Future of Libraries features sessions to help attendees consider the near-term trends already inspiring innovation in libraries and the longer-term trends that will help us adapt to the needs of our communities.

A set cards based on the is available for you to purchase from the or for free. Each card includes information about the trend and considerations for why it might matter for libraries. The cards can be used in many ways, including as conversation starters with colleagues and members of the community, as mapping tools to illustrate how trends fit together or how they fit into your community, or as starting material for innovation exercises. As the Center identifies new trends, supplement card packs will be made available.