TPL's Bridge Toolkit

This presentation focuses on the library in the digital age, the types of technology services offered at the Toronto Public Library and the Bridge Toolkit project. Bridge is an effort to measure the impact of technology services offered at libraries across Ontario. https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/bridgetoolkit/

This presentation focuses on the library in the digital age, the types of technology services offered at the Toronto Public Library and the Bridge Toolkit project. Bridge is an effort to measure the impact of technology services offered at libraries across Ontario. https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/bridgetoolkit/

Come help us chip away at civic problems by combining technology with the power of our community. We’ve got everything you need for a perfect Tuesday night: a presentation to learn from, some projects to work on, and pizza (or other food) to snack on!

Presenter:

Carmen Ho & Jorge Rivera, Toronto Public Library

Social Media Cheat Codes:

@hocarm @torontolibrary

Biographies:

Carmen is part of the Policy, Planning and Performance Management team at Toronto Public Library. In her role as a Planning Specialist, she engages in long and short-term planning for the organization and develops standards, performance measures and evaluates methodologies and outputs on library projects and services.

Jorge is the Project Lead for the Bridge Toolkit rollout province-wide. His role is to ensure library administrators know how to use Bridge effectively in order to communicate value and identify areas where more support is needed.

Both presenters have experience in leading the Librarians Without Borders project in Guatemala.

Venue Sponsor: Our January hacknights are being sponsored by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy!