I love my library
I love my librarian
Love Your Library
There is even a website devoted to the love notion and the library. The problem that Ms. Houghton brought up in her talk was that it was geared toward librarians and not patrons.
The message seems needy and I totally agree.
With these thoughts in my mind I have been trying to figure out ways to market the library where I now work. It is academic, so people do come here anyway for the computers (free printing up to 30 pages), and to photocopy (10 cents a copy) the textbooks on reserve.
There is a lot of potential to what can be done here. There is a room that could be made into a quiet and/or maker's space. Also, there is this weird little cubby that I cannot figure out what to do with.
Truly, it is dead space. It is by the emergency exit and after hours book drop. It is big enough for a small table and a couple of chairs, but that is about it. Currently, it houses a punishment chair, which I think is funny, but serves no real purpose. Suggestions?
Here is Sarah Houghton's blog http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/
