I'm writing this from the Public Library Association Conference in Indianapolis on Friday, March 14th. I've seen a lot of great ideas, interesting books and new technologies over the last few days. Automated library "book vending machines", state of the art bookmobiles, the Library Edge toolkit for technology... the list goes on . Public Libraries need to constantly work to anticipate needs and foresee trends that will impact our community.
With that in mind, I'd like to listen to any ideas you might have to serve our community. Old Bridge is a big town - how might we meet your needs better? What information tools or services might improve things for the people of our community?
" . . . .the library serves democracy by providing a neutral forum in which all types of information and all points of view find equal voice. - Kevin Mattson,
"Creating a Democratic Public: The Struggle for Urban participatory Democracy During the Progressive Era"