From Access to Impact: Addressing the Modern Challenges Libraries Face, and Finding Effective, Comprehensive Solutions

For a long time, accessibility has been framed around accommodation—how do we adjust or respond to a need when it comes up?

But what we’re seeing now—and what a lot of the research supports—is a shift toward design from the get-go. Most librarians are already doing this in practice, even if you don’t think about it in that way. You’re renovating spaces, building news collections and naturally thinking ahead to what might be the most impactful versus waiting for requests from your community.

Instead of asking “How do we adapt for this patron, or that patron?”
We’re all – libraries, vendors, educators, publishers—asking “How do we remove the barrier altogether?”

Please join Playaway Products for a conversation on approaches to making this shift feel practical and tactical. What are libraries actually doing right now—especially when it comes to spaces and collections—that’s making a real difference?

As we consider both research and what librarians have shared with us, we keep seeing the same set of challenges come up—from the patron perspective. This presentation will be about narrowing down those challenges, and discussing possible solutions.
We hope to see you there!

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