Patricia Uttaro the director of the Ogden Farmers’ Library in Spencerport, NY (half-way between my folks in Greece and my brother in Brockport, and home to an aunt,) has a blog. Now, if the director of a library that serves a population of approximately 3500 thinks it’s worth her time to blog, what’s your director’s excuse?
Oh, and did I mention they’re getting iPods to circulate? Check out what they’re pre-loading them with:
“In addition, we will offer iPod devices for borrowing. Some iPods will be pre-loaded with a recorded tour of the Village and Town so visitors can find their way to places like Coffee Cabana, Grandpa Sam’s, the Unique Shop, Union Street Primitives, and Afrikamba Curios. Also loaded on the devices will be a pre-recorded historic tour of the Village that can be used by local people and school children studying the Erie Canal. Other iPods can be borrowed long-term by people traveling along the canal.”
Next time I’m back home, I’m going to make a point to stop by and meet Ms. Uttaro and thank her for being so progressive.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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One Reply to “Library 2.0 in rural upstate New York”
Hi Michael…
Your dad emailed me to let me know I had earned a mention in your blog. He’s a member of the genealogy society that meets at this libary. Thanks for recognizing our efforts.
Hi Michael…
Your dad emailed me to let me know I had earned a mention in your blog. He’s a member of the genealogy society that meets at this libary. Thanks for recognizing our efforts.