[Publib] CNN on Libraries, Librarianship and Libraries 2.0

[Toby Greenwalt]

As one of the people interviewed for the article, I had a feeling that was
the angle the reporter was shooting for right out of the gate. He asked me
at least 5 times if books were vanishing, and every time I told him "no."

Our book circulation is up nearly 25% over last year. Our book discussion
groups all have waiting lists. A recent Yelp reviewer noted: "My God, there
were people there reading books! [...] There were people of all ages reading
all types of materials at 9:30 in the morning." Books are our business, and
business is very good.

Books certainly aren't going away, nor are they in direct opposition to
technology. I am somewhat disappointed that the ideas were reduced through
such a filter, but I think ultimately it helps to raise our awareness.

Toby Greenwalt
Virtual Services Coordinator, Skokie Public Library

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Jillian Lashmett <
jlashmet at cumberland.lib.nc.us> wrote:

>  Contrary to the doomsday (and I agree oversimplified and biased) tone of
> the CNN article, this photo slide show that accompanies an article in the
> NYT shows people reading on the subway. What you will note is that not one
> person in these pictures is reading from a Sony Reader or Kindle or any kind
> of other electronic device--they are holding paper in their hands. If people
> in the big city still like to hold books in their hands when they have all
> of the technology available, then we aren't totally lost.
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/09/06/nyregion/20090906-reading-ss_index.html
>
> Jillian Lashmett, Librarian I, I&R
> Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
> Headquarters Library
> 300 Maiden Lane Fayetteville, NC 28301-5000
> Phone (910) 483-7727 ext 224
> jlashmet at cumberland.lib.nc.us
>
>
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> *From:* publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Robert Balliot
> *Sent:* Fri 9/4/2009 9:39 AM
> *To:* gary at resourceshelf.com
> *Cc:* publib at webjunction.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Publib] CNN on Libraries, Librarianship and Libraries 2.0
>
>
> CNN's article  The future of libraries, with or without books<http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/04/future.library.technology/index.html>  is
> incredibly simplistic
> and biased.
>
> R. Balliot
> http://oceanstatelibrarian.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM, gary price <gary at freepint.com> wrote:
>
>> CNN is running a lengthy post today about the current state/future of
>> libraries and librarianship including a section titled Library 2.0. We've
>> posted highlights and a link to the full text on ResourceShelf.
>>
>> See:
>> http://bit.ly/12kFbt
>>
>> --
>> Gary D. Price, MLIS
>> Librarian
>> Director of Online Information Resources, Ask.com
>> Editor, ResourceShelf and DocuTicker
>> Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
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