ABC - always be circulation: how public libraries meet demand and increase use
15 minutes into this program and they have told us that we should keep up on what patrons are asking for, see what's on hold so you know what people want, watch your stats, and don't forget to weed. What a waste of time so far - the woman speaking seems to think she is talking about something innovative, but I think this is something we all do.
Now she is talking about how we don't hire enough people who like to read and we in libraries need to focus on readers advisory more than anything else. Next up - merchandising and creating book lists - good grief!
So, besides this panel just sitting up there stating the obvious, there is one panelist who keeps jumping in and hijacking the talk. Most annoying!
The worst part though is that there are probably 2000+ people in here wasting their time! No wait, the worst part is that one of the speakers (the one who keeps hijacking the talk is practically yelling into her mic and it's deafening. I need to split!
I was really hoping this program would have some innovative ideas for increasing circulation, not just a tired list of ideas that every library is already doing.
One thing I learned - test your mic before you begin the program so you aren't blowing out eardrums. OK - enough complaining.
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