In the article “Why the Next Big Pop-Culture Wave after Cupcakes Might Be Libraries,” the author defends her viewpoint that libraries will soon be the next pop-culture wave and ever have its very own television show of some sort. She has six main points to justify her thoughts. The first of these is that libraries get in fights. She supports this with the recent story of the Chicago’s Public Library Commissioner openly clashing with the local news because they questioned whether libraries were necessary. Next, the author points out that librarians are smart, libraries support going green, and libraries give you things for free. Her fifth supporting point is the fact that being open to the public will bring drama into libraries. The elevated level of goodwill that libraries bring with them served as her final point backing her claim. The author truly believes that libraries should be prepared for a big pop-culture breakthrough.
After reading this article, I have to admit I found it extremely amusing. I would have never personally thought of libraries somehow being incorporated into television. However, the author of this article makes a particularly decent argument. I now feel that a television show regarding libraries, in some manner, would be enjoyable. I agree and believe it definitely has the ability to be the next pop-culture wave.
In summary, the article “The ‘Library of the Future’ Begins to Emerge” expands upon the evolution and changing roles for libraries with our time. It is predicted that libraries will completely develop into a place of community and gathering. Specifically, computer classes, Wii stations, musical performances, and information kiosks are some of the changes that are expected to be implemented. As this has become the Internet age, libraries seem to be almost required to change or reinvent themselves. Some feel that this will necessitate librarians to increase their level of knowledge in various ways, such as: figuring out complicated searches for information, becoming comfortable in real and virtual worlds, etc. These advances even involve online branches. Most importantly, the library itself will have to be completely remodeled. Some libraries have already taken on this task, including the Santa Clara County Library.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article. To me, it is so interesting to see how the library is evolving as our times are changing. We are definitely in an Internet Age. However, I feel that libraries are one of the most important things that we want to keep with our civilization. To do this, the libraries have to pretty much continue to reinvent themselves with changing times. I am glad to see that this is the direction libraries are planning on taking. I honestly believe that this will be extremely successful and serve to make the libraries even more popular than they have ever been before. This could tie into the first article and the author’s prediction of a pop-culture wave for libraries. I definitely feel that libraries popularity will increase with the changes that are being introduced.
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