Another day of fun at Pequot Library... the most interesting part of my day was sitting in on a meeting where I got to hear about the conference some of the staff went to. First of all, I didn't even know there were librarian conferences (although now that I think about it, it makes sense). You learn new stuff every day.
They debriefed about the sessions they went to. My favorite topics were social media marketing and filtering vs. free speech. The latter topic discussed how people were free to view whatever content they wanted while at the library. I know there's a right to free speech, but I was shocked that the library had so little say. They could put in filters, but it didn't seem worth the trouble. Patrons could access any site they wanted anyway - they just had to ask. So the staff decided there'd be no filters but they'd make the library policy more specific (so any disturbances caused by inappropriate sites could warrant a ban from the library). Social media marketing was also interesting, especially since I can relate to the technology they were talking about. The library was trying to decide if it needed a Facebook page or Twitter, and what the pros or cons of each would be.
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