While looking online for library news to write this blog on, I stumbled across several other blogs about libraries and library technology news. Now, I am not exactly a blog kind of gal. I do not picture myself continuing to keep one after this class is over. It has always seemed kind of silly and lame to me to think that anyone would care what I had for lunch today or what I thought about abortion. I do see how a blog could be useful, to some extent, in a professional realm. When I went to http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/, the very first article I saw was “How School Libraries Can Use Board Games”. The entry not only let the reader know the blogger’s opinion on the subject, but gave links to further reading on the subject. I am personally all for the use of games to get kids interested in learning and reading. The only way to hold a child’s interest for more than a minute or two is to make it fun. Most of the time that is the only way to hold an adult’s attention as well. Schools and libraries have always used games, felt story boards, and other things of that nature for children, but as we have moved into the digital age most kids respond to more technologically advanced tools. I think it is great that libraries are stepping it up a notch.
