Week 9 Thing 23

Thank goodness! I have finally completed 23 Things! I am glad that I was given this opportunity to learn so much about new technology - even though I whined and worried the entire time I was completing the exercises. The technology I thought most useful were blogs, RSS, online word processing and spreadsheets, podcasts and Overdrive.
One of the best things about 23 Things was how it brought our branch staff together. I have always thought that we worked well together, but this was amazing! Whenever anyone said “This just doesn’t work!”, someone else would say “Let’s see what you are doing...” and off they would go to figure out what the problem was. This didn’t happen just once, but continually throughout the entire 23 Things program. I guess we gave each other the great service we try to give customers each day. Along the way, we learned a lot about each other’s strengths and abilities and what great people we work with.

Week 6 Thing 15

I read all the articles on Libraries 2.0 and I just hope I like the library of the future as much as I do our present library. I hope we do not become so busy with technology that we forget to take care of our present customers - many of whom show no interest what so ever in technology. I hope we always have room for actual books, maybe not the “just in case collection” Rick Anderson discussed in the “Tip of the Iceberg,” but books that customers can checkout and actually hold in their hands, in addition to all the electronic resources available for our customer’s use.
That said, I think we should develop a webpage interface that customers can bring up on their cell phones and other mobile devices so our library services will be available wherever our customers happen to be.

Week 7 Thing 17

I added my blog to the Favorite Blogs page all by myself! Congratulation to me!

Week 6 Thing 16

I enjoyed Princeton Public Library’s Book Lover’s Wiki. It was a part of the 2006 Summer Reading Program for Adults and had 207 reviews posted into 17 different categories. Customers could add their review directly to the wiki, email it to the Library or hand deliver the review to the Welcome Desk. The Library staff entered the reviews emailed or hand delivered to the Library onto the wiki. This was an interesting way to introduce new technology to the reading public.

Week 3 Thing 7

I like Online Banking because it simplifies my life SO MUCH! No writing checks, trips to USPS to buy stamps and mail the payment! I think our customers would appreciate paying their fines by debit or credit card as it would make their lives simplier too.

Week 4 Thing 8

I think the Library should use RSS feed to publicize Library news, upcoming events, and alerts about new fiction, nonfiction, DVDs , music CDs and books on CDs. Maybe we could alert customers about overdue items and fines by RSS - maybe we could even alert them before the items are due.

Week 9 Thing 20

Sesame Street - At the Library




I chose this clip for my blog as I think we could all use a little humor in our lives.