Technical Irony

Ever feel like there is too much to do, and not nearly enough time in which to do it? That is kind of what my week was like, and it isn’t over yet.

It started with a couple webinars that I decided to attend. The first one was on 24/7 book advisory. The webinar highlighted what other libraries did to get book suggestions into the hands of their patrons. It was really interesting. The next webinar was technically an online symposium, and it was about mobile devices. The presentation was supposed to be three hours long, and it consisted of different tech masters talking about the future of mobile devices. There was a panel of judges that asked questions on how these changes in the mobile universe will affect libraries. Turns out that even though we were talking about staying connected with mobile devices, the audio wasn’t reaching my computer. There is a little bit of irony for you. Luckily because I signed up for the symposium, they are going to send me a recording of it later. I like technology.

Another thing that took up a bunch of my time this week was submitting a video to the “Win $10,000 to your Idaho Nonprofit” contest. Consumer Financial Solutions was an Idaho Nonprofit that helped people with too much consumer debt. There have been several shifts and changes in the last decade, and the board of directors decided to dissolve the organization, and divide the assets among other Idaho nonprofit groups. Even though the Hayden Library isn’t a nonprofit, the Friends of the Kootenai Shoshone Area Libraries are a nonprofit group, so I submitted a video for them. The video was only allowed to be 30 seconds, but if you want to view it, it’s on my Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/KSL4NextGen.

The video doesn’t have very much time, but the gist is that the Hayden Library wants to become the first Family Place Library in Idaho. The registration fee for that status is $10,000, so we figured it was perfect. “Family Place Libraries™ is a network of children's librarians nationwide who believe that literacy begins at birth, and that libraries can help build healthy communities by nourishing healthy families. The Family Place Libraries network currently includes more than 250 sites in 25 states and continues to grow,” according to http://www.familyplacelibraries.org/index.html. Our youth services staff already has this focus in mind, and wants to continue to expand that direction by becoming a Family Place Library.

So apart from videos and webinars, there is always more planning for summer reading, details coming soon, and don’t forget about the Teen Film Festival Award Night at the CDA library tomorrow night.