Let the Blogapalooza begin!

They started it. Those people that said "Learn, Play." There is no doubt that I have spent a lot of time learning, playing and exploring through all these great tools. But alas, I have not blogged about a single one. Today is the day!

The Adventure Begins....

Let me just say that the kick-off to Learn & Play was awesome! It was so great to see a packed room for two sessions full of curious staff ready to start an amazing adventure together. It was also great to finally meet Michael Stephens in person, since I have been fan of his blog for a long time. There were several themes to the day. Those that particularly stood out to me....

• Our customers are ready to tell the library's story. We just need to open up the avenues for them to do so. They are talking about us, but we aren't where they are. Will they keep talking if nobody is answering? Not likely....


• Too many signs are roadblocks to service. We've been saying forever that nobody reads them....it is time to take them down. Hmmm...what "signs" do we have on our website?


• Replace fear with curiosity. Maybe if we get just curious enough to go ahead and try something that is unknown, we will find out that most of our fears were unfounded.


• Play!...more on that later.

Thank you to Michael and the entire team that made Learn & Play a reality!