Libraries are remarkable places.  They serve as the collective memory of society, indeed of our civilization.  They are places of inspiration, of learning, and of opportunity.  They offer opportunity for reflection and for interaction - with people, space, and technology.  And they offer a destination for knowledge creation - through words on paper and on screen, and through production of digital and physical artifacts in makerspaces.

This blog seeks to explore many of these issues - trying to understand what it means to be a great library in the 21st century.  We will consider how libraries find ways of adding value to their parent institution.  We will explore how technological, cultural, economic, and policy changes all will impact on the institution of the library, and on the profession of librarianship.