Article # 4 - Web, Library, and Teen Services 2.0

After reading this article, I had one of those moments where we have all had and said,"Why didn't someone think about this earlier?"' Parents, teachers even PSAs (Public Service Announcements) try to encourage kids to do more reading. There is a good chance that some of us, during our grammar school days, took a field trip to our local library. We were shown around, introduced to all of the areas, and then given a library card. Most of us probably remember that library being very quite, having lots of "old" people, and having to be very quite. Not exactly the place we would want to frequent. Library 2.0 is a great way to get students interested in their local library and even interested in reading. Kids have great imaginations and ideas that could really contribute to making libraries a desirable place to be. Kids know what they want, and are not afraid of letting people know. They have the ability to think differently than adults, in turn sharing their great ideas to making libraries more "user friendly"