I read this post from CommonLibraries and got very excited yesterday!
"What if…public #libraries could anchor a platform cooperative?"
Here's a teaser...it's a really interesting read and idea about collaboration, sharing and assisting libraries and communities.
"What if…public libraries could champion an ethical alternative to the corporate sharing economy and move to anchor a platform cooperative in which library users had a direct stake? Could libraries, as R.D. Lankes implores, ‘Kill the User‘ and co-produce collections and new services working with them? Libraries are hard-wired for sharing. It’s core business."
Here's the link again if above doesn't work...http://commonlibraries.cc/what-if-public-libraries-could-anchor-a-platform-coop
Sue Lawson @shedsue