Comments on: Yes I am a Digital Branch Manager, No I Do Not Regularly Build A Bonfires of Print Books in My Backyard & Dance Around it Wearing Warpaint

By: suzi w

suzi w — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:27:56 +0000

The library is dead…long live the library. I feel like there is nothing new about this argument…and every time I hear someone who has half a brain talk, they say, the book isn’t going anywhere, it’s the best portable piece of info. But yes, the library is also about storytime, computer access (yes, there still is a little thing called the digital divide), and book groups. When I talked to a librarian about going to library school, I said, I like people and books. She said, the people part is really important.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:28:15 +0000

The Amtrack train vs transportation business is a great analogy. I may have to steal it!

By: Jeff Scott

Jeff Scott — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:26:07 +0000

I am puzzled by the reaction to the CNN article. It basically said what I have been thinking for a while. Libraries are about providing a service to their communities, it isn’t solely about books. If libraries focus on just books instead of all the service they provide, it’s the equivalent of Amtrak thinking they are in the train business instead of the transportation business.