Cold Day in Maine

Cold Day in Maine
"Let's keep going, it's not cold!"

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Thing 10: Future Trends

I don't think libraries will be the centers of learning that they once were; books used to be the only way to furthur intellectual development, but that isn't the case anymore. Libraries are evolving into community centers allowing people to gather for meetings, workshops, tutoring, classes, programs, group study and even playing chess. The library fills a need for the many people can not afford PCs, e-readers or their own books. Meeting room space and free Wi-Fi allow users to utilize the library as a convenient neighborhood meeting spot. I think that Children's Services remain the one constant; the pleasure of bringing a child to the library with a large empty bag and leaving with a wonderful pile of picture books to enjoy until the next visit will continue until 2020!

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