Seth Godin's Take On The Library | Kristi Bernard

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Seth Godin posted a very interesting take on the future of our libraries. The way technology has changed has put pressure on librarians to step up and do more to invite avid readers and kids in.

The future of the library

What is a public library for?

First, how we got here:

Before Gutenberg, a book cost about as much as a small house. As a result, only kings and bishops could afford to own a book of their own.

This naturally led to the creation of shared books, of libraries where scholars (everyone else was too busy not starving) could come to read books that they didn?t have to own. The library as warehouse for books worth sharing.

Only after that did we invent the librarian.

The librarian isn?t a clerk who happens to work at a library. A librarian is a data hound, a guide, a sherpa and a teacher. The librarian is the interface between reams of data and the untrained but motivated user.?Read more here.

I am a parent and a writer. Reading is important and I encourage parents and children to pick up a book whenever possible. I graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English, with minors in Education and Minority Studies. I write fiction and nonfiction books for children. I book review for Tiger Tales Books, BookPleasures.com and Childrens Literature Comprehensive Database. I am a parenting expert for Bizymoms.com in which I provide insigtful articles on parenting and family life. I also love the art of the interview and create posts that capture the essence of human kind as well as provide important and helpful information to the reader. To help me achieve my goal of becoming a better writer I am a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the Association of Children's Authors and Illustrators of Color (ACAIC), the Kansas City Writers Meetup Group and I am currently enrolled in The Institute of Children's Literature. This entry was posted in Children's Books, Writers, Informational, Blog Hop and tagged Library, Libraries, Public library, Seth Godin, Librarian, Library and Information Science, Librariana, Librarians in Society. Bookmark the permalink.

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