Hennepin County Library

Hennepin County Library, in partnership with the Science Musuem of Minnesota, the Wilmette Public Library (IL), the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Seattle Public Library, and the Memphis Public Library, will develop a best practices framework for innovative technology program implementation. The project will evaluate literacy skills developed by youth participating in the creative technology workshops, called Media MashUp. Participants’ projects and their reflective responses to their work will be evaluated for evidence of 21st-century literacy practices, such as higher-order problem solving, collaboration, and risk taking. These literacy outcomes are in demand by employers and reflect significant shifts in the role of education and technology in society over the last 20 years. This project will investigate the implementation process of innovative technology programs at libraries, address libraries’needs relating to program implementation, and establish best practices.