Libraries have changed

I go to the library every once in a while, mine has changed somewhat but I do like the changes. I can see how some people would hate it but I am kind of a "technology nerd" so anything that involves internet and gadgets is always a plus in my opinion.

 

Sadly, my libraries are mostly the same. They have computers and internet of course but nothing that new. My school got a brand new library but they have the same old books, though it has wi fi now at least. I've yet to go to a library with playrooms, gadgets and more interactive things. My local libraries have still been slow with adding in technology like ebooks and making it easy to borrow them.

 

I think its a good thing that libraries are being revamped and a lot of new interesting spaces and modern technology are being added. I believe that libraries are really important for the community, especially the youth.
Internet, Social media, gaming, etc. brought about by technological advancement has really made libraries quite obsolete. I just hope these new library changes will encourage people to visit and appreciate the importance of
books and reading.

 

Here in the Philippines, there seems to be no public libraries, and I have never heard that there's one. The only libraries that I have been to was in school, and back then there was already internet access, but there were no gadgets or educational dvd's yet.

 

I worked in a library for many years and am thus an avid library supporter. What an amazing resource for access to media of all kinds. I can definitely attest to the fact that a majority patrons probably come into rent DVDs more than books, or perhaps 50/50. Whatever your opinion about that is, it doesn't change the fact that libraries provide a wealth of knowledge and entertainment. I live in a very tiny village in Germany now (moved from the US) and we unfortunately do not have access to a library nearby...It's heartbreaking. Luckily later this year we'll be moving to a bigger city for my masters degree where there are definitely libraries!!

 

Been a while since I went into a library, and I have to agree, they are something different now. They serve tea and offer reading space where you can browse a few books or the internet and theater is played from time to time for a small audience. This is a normal evolution in my opinion if you consider just how much e-books replaced the printed versions. I see it as an adapt or die type of evolution. And in this case it's important they adapt for the new generation in order to attract the kids towards knowledge.

 

It's true. Even one of my old libraries that always seemed like it would never change and stayed out-of-date for the longest time.... is overrun by computers and DVDs now. I think a lot of people only visit there for those reasons. It's great that people can rent free movies from them, but it's really not what a library has been for all the years before. I do understand why they aren't the same and they do need to change unfortunately, but it's still sad.

 

I take my youngest two children to the library on Friday mornings. They have a Bounce and Rhyme session where mums and their toddlers/ babies meet and have some musical fun. My mum comes and then sits for half an hour at the jigsaw table there. They have lots of different community groups that meet there and the police use ti for community meetings too. I rarely go to actually get a book out because I have so many at home already.

 

I haven't been to a library in a very long time, and I doubt that ours are as modernized as in other countries. College libraries might be able to keep up, but I doubt our public libraries are being paid as much attention to, although, I do guess that they at least now have internet in them. I had completely forgotten that libraries existed, though, and just because I was reminded here, I'm soon going to be visiting one just to see if I was right or wrong in my assumptions.