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MLA Day 2 - Everybody Get on the Bus
November 24, 2008 08:58 AM | Professional Organizations, MLA2008Aimee Lake, SELCO Finance Manager
Day 2 at MLA was a very full, information-filled day, but I think the most meaningful session for me was Everybody Get on the Bus presented by Jim Connor of the Trustee College.
Mr. Connor focused on the importance of all types of libraries working and advocating together as well as working closely with their communities for future sustainability. People do not demand library service as a part of their daily life and that is the challenge to librarians: to change that mentality. Libraries are perceived as a luxury, not a necessity, and Mr. Connor offered several points for libraries to work to change that perception:
- Change our approach to how we get funding: Don't just ask for it, earn it with service and program offerings, responding to patron needs and by getting involved in the community.
- Be more aware of the resources available in our system to assist our patrons. We should be aware of what's happening in the community and patron needs should be preempted.
- Libraries need to be convinced of their value before convincing others.
- Our most important asset is accessibility.
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