Program Explores Public Libraries' Future

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Cambridge Public Library will play host to an event this month that explores the challenges and future potential for public libraries here in Cambridge and around the country.

The "Dream Big: The Future of Public Libraries" program is scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, at the main library, 449 Broadway.

According to a media release, "This panel of thought leaders will explore the future of public libraries and how CPL can best meet the changing needs of the public in an environment of great change."

Panelists are:

• Maria Taesil Hudson McCauley, Director of Libraries, City of Cambridge
• Sarah Williams Goldhagen, author/architectural critic
• Nicholas Negroponte, Founder of the MIT Media Lab and One Laptop per Child
• John Palfrey, Head of Phillips Academy/author of “Biblo TECH”
• Jeffrey Schnapp, Professor/Faculty co-director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

"Dream Big" is sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation with support from the Cambridge Community Foundation and the Cambridge Trust Company.

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