My reading list for the summer of 2013, there are over 30 books on this list. It is unlikely I will read them all. It is likely I will read books that are not on this list. Some of these books I have already read, or read portions of, but would like to reread all or part of.
The books are no particular order. Some of them are related to my library interests, some are related to my political science interests, some to my communications interests, and some are just general interest. Enjoy :-)
Carr, Patrick J. Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America (started
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I am pleased to report that ALA OITP Digital Literacy Task Force (of which I was a member, it has disbanded) released the final Conclusions and Recommendations for Digital Literacy Programs and Libraries. You can download the full report and read the blog post at Digital Dispatch.
I have highlighted some sections I believe are the most important specifically sections related to
libraries as powerful partners in their communities, working with others on digital literacy issues and demonstrating the attractiveness of libraries as partners in their communities
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Last night Emily Lloyd tweeted
Hashtag I'd like to see: #ittakesalibrary. Especially in place of #savelibraries.
— Emily Lloyd (@PoesyGalore) June 6, 2013
YES THIS PLEASE! It is past time to change the tone of the conversation around the future of libraries. Nina McHale wrote
I hope that in five years, the person next to one of us on a flight won't say, "Do we need libraries, since everything is online?" They'll get, instinctively, the inherent value of not just libraries, but LIBRARIANS to society.
Let's not wait five years. Let's start working to make that happen today. One of 
I recently posted to Facebook
Dear ALA, Library Journal, and others: I have an MLS. I paid good money for it. I earned it. I am a librarian. Forever. The fact that I do not currently (nor may ever again) work in a library does not change that fact. Please make room for me on your surveys etc. Thank you. Bobbi, MLS Forever.
Then I made this
Then someone at ALA sent me a message saying they completely agreed with me and asked me what this meant to me. How does an ALA that supports librarians who do not currently work in libraries look to me. Which I thought was a great response and a completely 
This is meant not as a harsh criticism but rather a gentle reminder to Sheryl Sandberg. I enjoyed Lean In and I agree with, and relate to, a great deal of what Sandberg says.
Sheryl – there are women in the workplace, and at home, who do not have children for one reason or another and we would like a seat at your table.
I almost didn’t read Lean In. When it came out I was finishing up the semester and I read some of the critiques of it. But I must have placed a hold at the public library and my turn on the list came around right as the semester ended so I thought why not? I really enjoyed