I thought the article about librarians being “up and coming” was very interesting. It was a different way of looking at librarians and the library that many people have not thought of before. The first point of libraries being “scrappy” was not only funny, but a seemingly valid point. It seems as though libraries have the best intentions, yet they have to constantly fight for funding. Also, it is obvious being green is the newest trend throughout the US and world, so the library would make sense to be the number one place to easily obtain this environmental friendly point of view.
Likewise, I thought the second article discussing the future of libraries was also interesting. I agree that libraries are going to need to change with the future and the easy access to all kinds of information online; however, I am not sure I think that they will change to the extent as portrayed in this article. Although information is easily found online, I know many people do not like to read long articles or books on a computer screen, and would much rather check something out in the library. While the article views a library as a fun and exciting place to be, which is great for children, many older students need to view a library as somewhere to concentrate and get stuff done. With hot dog venders and concerts going on, writing a paper seems unlikely. I personally go to the library when I need to focus and have no distractions, and this new way of a library seems like it would only distract me more. I love the idea of making libraries more trendy so people want to come more (and hopefully get more funding), I just hope it is not taken out of hand and the original purpose of a library does not disappear.
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