The library is the heart beat of our community. An essential community space, it's where people go for information, camraderie, and new experiences. As libraries continue to embrace the idea of library as agora, or essential third space, entreprenurial librarians around the country are pushing the boundaries of what library collections look like, contain, and even how the library space is used.
Alternative Library Collections was a fascinating session during the 2012 PLA Conference in Philadelphia; librarians from around the country shared information about the acquisitions, maintenence, and use of collections ranging from seed libraries to guitar libraries. Check out this article about how alterna-libraries are sharing space with traditional libraries, and creating an expanded customer base as a result!
http://www.shareable.net/blog/libraries-become-centers-for-sharing
