The libraries cited below are all unique in the ways they have chosen to make the most of the Internet, and yet have in common the fact that they are using the technology rather than letting it drive them. Some of these applications are leading-edge technology, some are very plain and simple, yet all contribute to improving the patron's library experience in some way. In These libraries use the Internet as a way of bringing the community into the network of the local library, both literally and figuratively, and encouraging patrons to communicate with the library in many ways. Their web pages offer unique services or make information about their community available to others all over the world. And a growing number of libraries use the Internet to promote community library use or publicize fund-raising efforts.
Patrons can cast votes for their favourite book, author, video, etc.
On the other side of the coin, many libraries use the Internet to expand outwards, taking traditional library functions and adapting them to delivery through the Internet. Some of them use the Internet to encourage reading by promoting book clubs and reader's resources online. And there are libraries who use their staff's expertise in evaluating and cataloguing materials to select the web resources their patrons will find most valuable. It may not seem worthwhile, as a smaller public library, to create your own Internet directories. Reference Page is a wonderful example of how useful selecting Internet information of local relevance can be.