Zócalo Public Square

At the Zócalo/WeHo Reads event “Do Libraries Have a Future?” on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the opening of the West Hollywood Library on September 30, 2016, three librarians were challenged by Zócalo Public Square publisher and moderator Gregory Rodriguez to shake off stereotypes and misconceptions about their professions—and predict what’s next for their places of work. Susan Hildreth, former director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Professor of Practice at University of Washington Information School, Miguel Figueroa, Director of the Center for the Future of Libraries at the American Library Association, and Susan Parker, UCLA Deputy Librarian, explained how libraries build community and fulfill a broad, important mission at the West Hollywood City Council Chambers.