The Future!

It’s getting to be that time already! What time you ask? School visits for the Summer Reading Program! The Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library Summer Reading Program starts in little over a month, and though earlier than usual, we actually started school visits last week.

My first time to actually go – by myself – to do an SRP presentation, I had a lot of fun talking with the kids about our way cool theme this year & doing some storytelling. During a Q&A time with the third graders at Pleasant View Elementary, several of the kids asked if reading from an iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc counted towards their reading time. “You bet,” I replied, intrigued that this technology is an option and consideration for them. Later that night, I got on to peruse the blogs I follow, and what do I find? An Association of Library Services to Children blog post about “iPad and Smart Phone Apps for Kids.” Need some ideas or want recommendations – check out the post!

For you adults, you might also find a recent talk on TED.com interesting. Mike Matas talks about the next generation digital book - http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_matas.html. Even though I have a distinct fondness from the beauty and comfort of paper, I’ve got to admit, it’s pretty cool! For those of you interested in e-books and down-loadable audiobooks, you can check out our growing collection from Overdrive.