User:Sandy Ashworth

Director, Boundary County Library, Bonners Ferry, Idaho; 2002 National Award for Library Services; Commissioner, National Commission on Library & Information Science, 2004-2009. The Boundary County Library is shaping a concept of a next-generation library for the community it serves during its centennial year. A kind of learning commons we are calling "Library Central--your hometown center for global learning & hands-on innovation". The goal of our library expansion plan is to create a culture of opportunity in a unique collaborative environment that provides educational resources & services for all ages & abilities. Our proposed partners in that shared space include regional academics; a business development center in conjunction with the county's Economic Development Council; University of Idaho Boundary Extension; and a MIT CBA Fab Lab. We see the Fab Lab as a key element with huge potential both locally and regionally.

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