Benefits of Blogs

As I close out my first day of work as a new librarian with 1431@RCPL, I am excited about the possibilities of blogs both personally and professionally. I have been using blogs to stay up to date on personal interests from baking to professional happenings to music and movies. I have friends that love to use these newer technologies for vehement political rants. The interactive nature of blogs allows for both the creator and the user to benefit from each other's unique ideas, perspectives and expiences. There are so many possibilities: publicity for new arrivals, book discussions, movie & music reviews, featuring healpful websites, highlighting past and upcoming programs and services, ... The library could use blogging as a vehicle for learning more about our community of users; the ease of creation of blogs would allow the library to quickly communicate new services and resources offered to our patrons.