As I sit in my office doing work, I can hear the beautiful strains of music from India, played for children by a local artist.  One never knows what new book or sound or idea will jump out during a visit to the library.  In fact, I think I shall play hooky for a few minutes and go outside my office to enjoy the soothing and evocative sounds.

I was unable to post for a couple of weeks as I just attended the Midwinter conference of ALA.  I am on a committee that helps coordinate awards for best library building projects in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects.  I am also on a committee that awards 6 significant scholarships for students pursuing their Master’s in LIbrary Science with the intent of becoming a children’s librarian in a public library.

I had loads of fun in the vast Exhibit Halls, looking at furniture, lighting, products, etc. that would be wonderful in our new building as well as the restored current library.  It is simply amazing to see all the wonderful library items that are available.

Speaking of technology, we will begin offering audiobooks that you can download from our catalog to your mp3 player.  Unfortunately, no downloadable book vendors are compatible with Apple’s ipods.  We plan to have mp3 players available at minimal cost for those who wish to purchase them and use our collection.

We are very excited that the library is entering the blogging world. You will see that there are other blogs from different departments. We will be adding a category called "Community Library Committee Report" that will have the entire report online so that you may see the tremendous amount of research your peers did before making a recommendation on our lack of space.

Please feel free to answer via blog or phone me anytime at 725-0049 ext. 23.

Looking forward to chatting with you!

Allison Gray, Director