tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735532941054763006.post2282639099541995169..comments2023-08-24T02:14:32.215-07:00Comments on Mind Sorbet: Libraries Invaded by Young PeopleMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501404304040968794noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735532941054763006.post-21292014590694098112007-12-31T07:26:00.000-08:002007-12-31T07:26:00.000-08:00First of all, as someone that has spent many years...First of all, as someone that has spent many years working in Public and University libraries, the Dewey decimal system is on its way out. Library of Congress Call Numbers are easier to use and better organized. <BR/><BR/>Nerd insight aside, I think the state of public libraries are not all that optimistic. Down in Norfolk, Virgina at least, I watched the 'community hub' hand out scratched up DVDs; stained, trashy novels; and access to our computers so kids could check their MySpace pages then play games. <BR/>There were fights I had to break up. There was drama I had to quiet down. It was not a learning facility. <BR/><BR/>The building was there though, and there were a few people that came to find a challenge or to study for their GED or military test. Libraries are what people make them. Sometimes they want movies that you know will stunt a poor child's education. How do you change what people want? Solve that riddle and then I'll hop on the Hooray for Libraries bandwagon.danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813310252734627845noreply@blogger.com