http://plablog.org/2009/11/good-news-for-public-library-patrons-around-the-world.html Official Blog of the Public Library Association Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:21:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://plablog.org/2009/11/good-news-for-public-library-patrons-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-5678 Penny Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:14:43 +0000 http://plablog.org/?p=2087#comment-5678 According to this post, it appears that the Gates Public Library Innovation Program will focus on the supporting public libraries in developing countries as places for connectivity. While I still think of public libraries as places to borrow materials and spend time, the public seems more and more often to see public libraries as places for people to access the internet. (For example, a magazine I received today advises that further information can be found on a particular website. It concludes, "Don't have internet connections? Your public library can help you.") I hope that, as this initiative moves forward. the many issues that public libraries in Canada and US still face regarding competing values of intellectual freedom ands community standards are worked out in a way that supports both these important public library values. According to this post, it appears that the Gates Public Library Innovation Program will focus on the supporting public libraries in developing countries as places for connectivity. While I still think of public libraries as places to borrow materials and spend time, the public seems more and more often to see public libraries as places for people to access the internet. (For example, a magazine I received today advises that further information can be found on a particular website. It concludes, “Don’t have internet connections? Your public library can help you.”) I hope that, as this initiative moves forward. the many issues that public libraries in Canada and US still face regarding competing values of intellectual freedom ands community standards are worked out in a way that supports both these important public library values.

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