Huntsville Madison Public Library

I had a great visit to Huntsville Madison Public library last week.
I talked about “21st Century Libraries are Different” and here’s a link to the presentation.
You probably have no idea how stressful it is to speak in Huntsville, Alabama. You see this is the local libray for the SirsiDynix headquarters and a lot of my colleagues and their friends and families. They’re also a great partner in taking in quite a few of our staff in to work there to see or remember what it’s like in the real world of public libraries. (University of Alabama in Huntsville does this too.) For days afterwards I was hearing from folks who weren’t there about how I did. I got a first hand look about how this city works. They heard about my presentation over dinner, at the BBQ, in the shopping mall, etc. Amazing! It’s quite different from my hometown Toronto experience!
Stephen