+ As a kid Neil was dropped off at the library and spent they day there
+ "I am completely certain I would not be who I am or where I am where it not for libraries, so always support them."
+ Lots of Google results but a librarian can point you to the right one.
+ Libraries as a place for all to access the Internet
+ The library as a place for literacy programs
+ The library as a community hub
+ eBooks are better at certain things. Encyclopedias are an example
+ The hardback book is a, "wonderful thing." You "commune" with it. In many cases dropping it doesn't break it.
+ 100 years ago, info was scarce. Librarians had access and they could lead people to it.
+ We have gone from "famine to plenty." "Too much plenty."
+ Too much info? A librarian comes into their own. Questions like, Where do I look? What am I looking for? Where is this thing? And they know where to find it.
+ Sandman comics
+ The joy of books
+ Twitter? Anything that causes you to read is a good thing. Twitter "fascinates" him. For the people who use it, wonderful source of instantaneous info. Being evil with Twitter would be much to easy.
+ He has crashed systems with his tweets
+ Library of the future will still have librarians
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