27 Reflections

I am so thankful for the opportunity we were given to explore Web 2.0 in a work context. I'd heard of Flickr and YouTube and podcasts, of course, but never took the time at home to poke through and experiment with this new technology. KCLS' 27 Things has given me a depth of knowledge and an opportunity to think about work, patrons and technology from a new vantage point. I'm mulling over how to incorporate blogs, podcasts, and YouTube into work life. Our teen librarian just showed me Kirkland's teen librarian's booktalk on YouTube and we both thought that was so cool! It's getting our wheels turning. I'd like to video the Fall City Library coming down and get that up on YouTube - I'll post a link if I do. I hope to incorporate this knowledge I've gained into publicizing library events, services, collections, resources, etc. Maybe do computer classes online by setting up a blog similar to David's 27 Things full of instructions, self-paced lessons and whatnot.

I very much appreciate opportunities for staff development and the fact that 27 Things was online, self-paced, well written and directed with humor and flair (kudos David and accomplices!)made it easy for me and every employee to participate. There was no pressure, only encouragement and support.

My favorite things were del.icio.us, YouTube, and I really enjoyed setting up my MySpace page.

I'd like to go deeper into some of these Web 2.0 things. I'd like to create a podcast, create an avatar in Second Life, post to YouTube.


Would you like to see similar training opportunities as new library-relevant technologies emerge?
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE . . . Yes! Although I wasn't able to make it to any of the speakers - I'm glad they were arranged and I wish I could've gone.

And, last one, if you could go back in time and tell yourself to either participate in the program or skip it, what would you do?
Definitely do it! I wish I would've been more vocal in encouraging other people to do it and mentor them through.

Thank you! Absolutely wonderful experience!