I have fond memories of going to the local Carnegie Library in my home town of Freeport, Illinois. It was quiet and peaceful and the librarian was always helpful. I remember the children's section was on the first floor.
Beyond the Stacks is an article that made me think about how this very public of public spaces might be used by emergency management in the future. Traditionally we've used libraries as information points of dissemination. A place where we could have our paper brochures, etc.
Today libraries are connecting many people with the digital world. With a ready supply of computer terminals and perhaps Wi-Fi it could be a good place to help people connect with resources following a disaster.
If you local library is going beyond books to being a place where social services are provided or coordinated from, all the better to be a location that connects people with resources during a disaster recovery.
The librarian might be your next best friend!
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Beyond the Stacks is an article that made me think about how this very public of public spaces might be used by emergency management in the future. Traditionally we've used libraries as information points of dissemination. A place where we could have our paper brochures, etc.
Today libraries are connecting many people with the digital world. With a ready supply of computer terminals and perhaps Wi-Fi it could be a good place to help people connect with resources following a disaster.
If you local library is going beyond books to being a place where social services are provided or coordinated from, all the better to be a location that connects people with resources during a disaster recovery.
The librarian might be your next best friend!
