On Fri, 25 May 2012, Karen Coyle wrote:
> I want libraries to be fun -- if they aren't, we might as well close them.
And John G. Marr replied:
> Whaaaaat? Our society would be better off if libraries encouraged people
> to have fun with serious thinking instead of trying to "escape."
I say that anything that brings someone into a library to see what's going
on there might also encourage that person to stay and use other resources.
If we don't provide what our users/funders want, what purpose do we serve?
Have a good weekend,
Donnell
Donnell Ruthenberg Sutherland
donnell2001_at_live.com
No current library affiliation, but refugee of both academic and public
libraries
Received on Fri May 25 2012 - 17:47:45 EDT