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Corinne Hill, executive director of the Chattanooga Public Library, is recognized as an innovator. Library Journal named her the 2014 Librarian of the Year. In this interview with WUTC's Michael Edward Miller, Hill explains why she believes that libraries should be less "missionary" and more "mercenary" as their services evolve in the internet era. "It's a difficult time," she says, "but I think it's a fascinating time to be in this business."

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How can you prepare students for workplace experiences that don't exist yet? As an educator in this digital age, that's one of my biggest challenges. Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present.

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Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project, runs through the seven questions libraries need to address as they consider future services and their role for their patrons and communities...He describes how project research about the changing role of technology in people's lives affects the kinds of issues librarians need to address as they experience the disruptions of technology change.

Think about this in terms of libraries: "Art and history are something you do, not just something you learn about. By inviting people to actively participate with us in co-creating programming, we empower them as creative agents, cultural producers, and people for whom the museum is a relevant, compelling partner. Being a strong community hub requires bringing people together across difference, encouraging bridging experiences instead of targeting a specific audience. When we work with diverse collaborators, from opera singers and ukelele players to knitters and graffiti artists, we catalyze new partnerships and relationships that make our community stronger and more cohesive. We believe in fearless experimentation. It is only by trying things out, challenging our assumptions, and analyzing the results that we can adapt and thrive in a changing world."