Thing Two

See, I'm already way behind: It's taken me weeks to get to number two.
I think the"Library 2.0" label is just a faddish way of saying that it is of utmost importance that librarians and libraries keep up with the needs and, yes, wants of the public. I feel that libraries in the past have always done an excellent job of fulfilling the expectations of those patrons who came in and asked, but more and more people don't think that they need to ask,or even come in. And libraries have to stay open. Libraries are vital, it's just that a lot of people don't understand how vital. So libraries have to show they are current, and currency means ACCESS.
Capitalist don't have time to wait for anything. It all comes back to money and time. And why should people wait if they don't have to. If libraries aren't going to help, then people will find a way without them.
We need to be "Library 2.0" because that is what we are expected to be. It's not about books, it's not about customer service, it's not about computers. It is about democratic access. To as many things as your brother, your sister, your government or, heck, your president, have access to so that you have a fighting chance to live as quality a life as you choose to live. Access should not be self-conscious: libraries should be matter-of-fact about their capabilities, that we are indeed ahead of the curve as far as providing access in all manner of ways. I think this is a duty of the librarian, just as it has always been. Now there are just new ways of doing it.