Lost in the Library 2.0 world?

I've heard from several library staff members that they feel too far behind to catch up with Library 2.0 technologies. I hear you. I just became interested in these topics a couple of months ago myself. If I can start learn this stuff so can you! Yes, we are all very busy with other duties, but even a few minutes of playing with a new technology each day will help you feel more confident.

The goal here is for the library to eventually be able deliver an important service in a new and popular way, or serve a strategic plan group in a way that works for them. It's not about the technology really, it's just about staying open to what our patrons want and need, especially our Millennial generation patrons who will constitute the majority of the parents and taxpayers in our community in a short 10 years.

One last thing, I heard an interesting fact recently, that our remote users count is more than our in-house patron count. I was stunned. Could it be that we have more patrons using us remotely than we do in our libraries checking out materials and attending programs? If that's our trend then it's absolutely vital for us to keep up with what our users want.

Thanks to library staff members Jesse Haro, Roseline Williams, Cindi Holt, Nancy Morris, Cecelia Ball, Denise Birnbaum, Carol Finch, Terry Lawler, and Anne Christensen. Thanks also to Valley librarians Linda Schallan, Linda Shackle, Jennifer Duvernay, and Marshall Shore who are all way more up to date with technology than I am. They have gently led me screaming and kicking from my comfort zone into Library 2.0.