The DPLA is, “an open, distributed network of comprehensive online resources that would draw on the nation’s living heritage from libraries, universities, archives and museums to educate, inform and empower everyone in the current and future generations.”
Dan Cohen, Executive Director made this statement on opening day (April 18, 2013),
“It’s not very often you get to build a new library. Together, that’s what we will begin to do today. Starting with over two million items, each with its own special story and significance, the Digital Public Library of America will now begin to assemble the riches of our country’s libraries, archives, and museums, and connect them with the public.”
Schewe Library 