We all know that the libraries in the Southern Adirondack Library System are both culturally and technologically critical in our rural communities.  We provide internet access, computer literacy training, and provide information in all formats.   The Secretary of Agriculture has designated$100 million in USDA Rural Development CommunityFacilities funding for public libraries.  The program will provide educational opportunities and [...]

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Oliver J. Chiang compares data from 2000 to 2009.  The entire article can be read in Forbes.    The new technology is no longer new – people are using it daily.  Are we adapting our services to meet  these trends?  What is traditional library service in 2010?     Sara  �
–Percentage of U.S. households with a broadband connection in 2000: 6.3%
–Percentage [...]

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There is a disturbing show on A&E called “Hoarders”.   Each episode features people who are unable to part with their belongings.  These brave people are willing to be filmed  in their homes surrounded by things that can be considered hazardous waste.   Hoarding is described as a neuropsychiatric disorder that will not get better unless the person [...]

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Do you listen to books?  I do.  Anywhere and anytime.  I am very particular about the books I download on my MP3 player.  It dawned on me one day, that I can not listen to some books because of the narrator’s voice or style.   Why is that? 

Some narrators sound like they are reading while others make [...]

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