Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Worthington Libraries Community Breakfast
I represented OPLIN today at the community breakfast celebrating National Library Week at the Old Worthington Library. What a fantastic event: library friends, volunteers, staff, trustees, customers and partners all gathering to celebrate libraries in general and Worthington Libraries in particular. Even though the news is bleak -- Worthington could lose $1.1 million annually, roughly the same amount as they spend on library materials -- the love of this community for its library is strong, and the enthusiasm of director Meribah Mansfield is infectious.
I ran into George Needham of OCLC and the "It's All Good" blog. Because of BlogLines, I'd already read his most recent post wondering whether non-dynamic libraries have a future (and the failure of leadership that creates a non-dynamic library). I think at the Worthington community breakfast we saw a very dynamic library, with stellar leadership, struggling to stay dynamic in the face of a severe funding crisis.
Big thanks to the "Friends of Worthington Libraries" for sponsoring the event. Good banana bread, and delicious coffee!
I ran into George Needham of OCLC and the "It's All Good" blog. Because of BlogLines, I'd already read his most recent post wondering whether non-dynamic libraries have a future (and the failure of leadership that creates a non-dynamic library). I think at the Worthington community breakfast we saw a very dynamic library, with stellar leadership, struggling to stay dynamic in the face of a severe funding crisis.
Big thanks to the "Friends of Worthington Libraries" for sponsoring the event. Good banana bread, and delicious coffee!
