AN INNOVATIVE LEARNING SPACE AND STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND THE FLATHEAD COMMUNITY. LIBRARIAN SUSAN MATTER SAYS AS LEARNING STYLES CHANGE, LIBRARIES SHOULD ADAPT ALONG WITH IT, ADDING THAT THIS NEW SPACE WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR HANDS ON LEARNING. IT FEATURES OPEN AREA SEATING, MOVABLE FURNITURE, AND EVEN MOBILE WHITE BOARDS THAT STUDENTS CAN TAKE WITH THEM. ANOTHER EMPHASIS WITH THE DESIGN WAS ADAPTING TO TODAY'S DIGITAL AGE. THE NEW LIBRARY IS OUTFITTED WITH A PODCAST STUDIO, 3D PRINTER, AND VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES. "LOOKING AT BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, SO THIS HELPS TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EQUIPMENT HERE THAT IS NOT NORMALLY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR TO THE STUDENT POPULATION." THIS STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY WAS SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN GIVE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND AN EDGE AS THEY ENTER THE FLATHEAD JOB MARKET. THE VAN BU
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