Introduction

Hereafter, posts to this blog will concern books, articles, and other literature about libraries and how to improve their services. This entry, however, serves as an introduction to my personal bias, vision and belief in libraries. I believe libraries are the quintessential meeting places where people of all shapes, sizes, and colors can find inspiration for their every whim, everyday projects, and their entire lives. My vision is for us, as a community of librarians and library users, to create spaces where everyone can access and share information and resources through the use of technology, print materials, social programs, and the hard work of many individuals. Naturally, my bias is my belief that such an ambitious goal is not only possible but that we are working towards it now. I find faith in such a thing because it is in our nature to communicate and share. Whether it be a joke, a favorite novel, or information that personally helped us, we will always impart what we know or have found out to someone else, and that someone will impart it to someone else, and the cycle will continue—and libraries will continue to be a part of that cycle.