The key is embedding ourselves in our communities.
The assets of the library, is library as people, libraries as place and library as platform
"Not just dispensing information (we've lost that game)"
"Biggest challenge is funding"
When times are tough, public libraries are the first to go.
Libraries are viewed as nice to have but not need to have
Key is to integrate the library with other departments so that they champion the library.
I can understand how someone might think it's sad when librarians find it necessary to justify their profession to other librarians. I can't see that happening in the private sector. At real estate agent (or whatever) conventions do they sit around telling each other how important they are?
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