On Library 2.0 and Web 2.0

I first read the article Away from Icebergs and agreed with most of what the author said. That in order to stay "popular" in the eyes of our patrons, we need to adapt and change along with the changing technology. I think we have done a great job with that. But being a Youth Services librarian and helping those kids who are 2-5 years of age who hardly know what downloading means, reaffirms why I became a librarian - to help our patrons using books and reading. Which leads into the other article - Into a New World of Librarianship. For the age range of children I mentioned before, books will always be the priority, not blogs and wikis (although librarians can certainly use these tools to find new titles, new pathfinders, etc). So, it is an exciting time for change in libraries, but some things will thankfully always stay the same - a child having a book in his/her hand.