During these times of chaos, the persistent question always seems to be what will it look like when we get to the other side of this recession and we compete in global economy? There are lots of speculative answers, for sure; however, I ran across this interesting blog post from Seth Godin.
The post addresses the issue of libraries and librarians in an age where people increasingly have Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and the like – AND where Amazon now sells more electronic books than hard copy books by a growing number. It also takes a historical look first at the issue, before Godin looks at the prospective issue.
What is your perspective?
As Seth says: We need librarians more than we ever did. What we don't need are mere clerks who guard dead paper. Librarians are too important to be a dwindling voice in our culture. For the right librarian, this is the chance of a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteOur RUSD Teacher Librarians are dedicated to this vision.