This means that library information, ideas, and materials do little good if they remain inside a designated building called a library. Each library serves a unique community. Successful public libraries engage their community to learn how to better serve their patrons. Card catalogs, search engines, interlibrary loans, not to mention 'hard phrases', government documents, serials, and the dreaded 'weeding' are just a few of the words librarians use to baffle unsuspecting folks. Hopefully, we'll be able to use this column as a means to de-mystify some of these terms.
Libraries are exciting places.
Those who work in libraries know the diversity of our clientele and the extraordinarily broad spectrum of questions, issues, and interests we address daily. While the challenge of producing a weekly column is daunting, I look forward to sharing some of these library issues and ways we are serving the residents of Natrona County. Hopefully, readers will let us know ways to improve our capabilities as well. Successful libraries do exist in the community. Through this column we hope to work toward this end.