Libraries in The Olympian

At the Olympia Timberland Library, librarians Kelsey and Cheryl answered questions from the reporter who wrote this article: http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/25/1314954/sh-h-h-h-h-forget-it-these-days.html

Despite reduced library hours, limits on holds and the start-up of a fine system for overdue materials, circulation in the Timberland Regional Library system rose by 2 percent in 2009 from the previous year.

Also, Olympia Friends board member (and TRL trustee) Emmett O’Connell mused about some aspects of the article on his blog: “Debby Abe’s piece on libraries (featuring TRL and Pierce County)”

blaming social media for isolation and proposing the library as a brick-and-mortar solution seems to ignore how libraries can use social media for their mission

On that note, check out our Twitter feed, written by board secretary Elaine Nelson, and Facebook group, managed by new board member Carleigh Hill.