What is your experience with public libraries and librarians? Long time user? Scared away by mean librarian in your youth?
My affiliation with the Saint Paul Public Libries goes all the way back to my childhood days. I used to regularly go to the old Hayden Heights Branch Public Library (now the House of Clocks?) at Arlington and White Bear Ave. Scared away by a mean librarian? On the contrary. I remember how kind and gentle Mrs. Kramer was to me. I can even remember telling her how excited I was to get ready to take my big trip to California (1975). She in turn would tell me different stories or otherwise assist me.
What would you improve about your library and its services?
I would not change a thing. You see my library for some years has been the Lexington Branch Library. Now a new library Rondo Community Libary has replaced it. I would not change a thing that I can tell thus far. It is a great library! The only thing I have misgivings about is selling food and treats in it! I don't think I agree with that. But it is a great library and under the fine direction of Alice Neve.
How do you use your public library to support your teaching?
Mainly checking out dvd's or videos. I do also use their books from time to time. I also like to go there with the laptop and take advantage of the free wi-fi service. Though today it was down.
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Happy to know you love your PL--me, too. Altho, haveing an "inside view" I can always think of ways to improve things.
The coffee thing was a big point of discussion among libraries a few years back--our own Roseville LIbrary was among the first to offer it. With mixed reactions--my sister commented to a librarian there how great it was and got her head bitten off by the librarian, who clearly did not think it was a good idea. But now, it is almost like "Where's the coffee?" I was at the Forest Lake PL grand opening on Sat--no coffee there!
At Rondo, it offers a local business woman an opportunity she might not have had, too.
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