My visit this week is to the CPL website, where you don't have to get out of your jammies to get almost all of the benefits of a stop at your favorite library.
Last week,I was lucky to participate in a conference called Echicago, at Dominican University. The purpose was to bring together academics, practitioners, and government folks around the issue of improving acccess to technology in our communities. Our Chicago Public Library is one of the major providers of technology for people all over the city who use the computers in the branches, avail themselves of free wi-fi with their own laptops, try out play away books ( just like an audio book), and get some training as well. I learned about a group of young people, called Cyber Navigators, who will be at some libraries to help patrons learn about and use computers.
But the easiest way to find out some amazing things about books and media, is to visit the CPL website. It's been totally revamped and has so many things to read and explore, you'll feel like you are wandering through a large building-- with corridors to rooms full of surprises.
Try out some links for downloadable media and find books and music that you can download for a 3 week check out period. You can search for any book you fancy, and then put a hold on it, both for downloadable and real paper books. Calendars full of book clubs, author talks, and seminars of all kinds are on display.
If you don't know what you feel like reading or listening to, there are suggestions and a blog with ideas for you.
The only thing missing is a great cup of coffee, but I guess you can go to your kitchen and get a snack while you surf this lively and surprising 80th branch.
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