Link to an appreciative overview of Susan Hedrick 3 years as Verona library director. (Verona Press, Feb. 27)
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Brian Simons is New Director at Verona Public Library
Link to May 11 Verona Press article: "Library director eager to face new challenges"
One of Our Essentials
Link to May 17 Rhinelander Daily News article: "Wendt leaves library with legacy of learning". (Provides a great summary of her 34-year career at Rhinelander.)
Quote: In Frank Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life” George Bailey is allowed to see what his community, Bedford Falls, would be like if he hadn’t lived. As generations of local book lovers would no doubt attest, Rhinelander would be a different place if Kris Adams Wendt hadn’t chosen to live and work here.
Turner Classic Movies offers a weekly programs called "The Essentials" -- "movies that define what it means to be a classic."
Well, let me do a little play on words here.
I submit that Kris Adams Wendt is one of our own Essentials, a person who defines what it means to be a librarian. I have known Kris for many years. We have worked together as members of the Wisconsin Library Association's Library Development & Legislation Committee for so long that you'll be forgiven if you think we both have permanent seats. Kris is probably one of the few people whose dedication to library advocacy is stronger and more tenacious than mine. She understands that a great library is more than a smooth-running, service-oriented internal operation and has become a master practitioner in reaching out and making connections.
The good news is that, although I will soon be joining Kris in retirement, neither of us will be going away. At a minimum, we plan to stay active on the legislative side of things. And who knows -- dare I say it -- maybe one or the both of us will consider a run for office one of these years.
Quote: In Frank Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life” George Bailey is allowed to see what his community, Bedford Falls, would be like if he hadn’t lived. As generations of local book lovers would no doubt attest, Rhinelander would be a different place if Kris Adams Wendt hadn’t chosen to live and work here.
Turner Classic Movies offers a weekly programs called "The Essentials" -- "movies that define what it means to be a classic."
Well, let me do a little play on words here.
I submit that Kris Adams Wendt is one of our own Essentials, a person who defines what it means to be a librarian. I have known Kris for many years. We have worked together as members of the Wisconsin Library Association's Library Development & Legislation Committee for so long that you'll be forgiven if you think we both have permanent seats. Kris is probably one of the few people whose dedication to library advocacy is stronger and more tenacious than mine. She understands that a great library is more than a smooth-running, service-oriented internal operation and has become a master practitioner in reaching out and making connections.
The good news is that, although I will soon be joining Kris in retirement, neither of us will be going away. At a minimum, we plan to stay active on the legislative side of things. And who knows -- dare I say it -- maybe one or the both of us will consider a run for office one of these years.
Congratulations, Kris. You are one of the Essentials.
Yes, You Are Being Watched
Link to May 31 New York Times article "Billboards That Look Back" by Stephanie Clifford.
Quote: In advertising these days, the brass ring goes to those who can measure everything — how many people see a particular advertisement, when they see it, who they are. All of that is easy on the Internet, and getting easier in television and print.
Billboards are a different story. For the most part, they are still a relic of old-world media, and the best guesses about viewership numbers come from foot traffic counts or highway reports, neither of which guarantees that the people passing by were really looking at the billboard, or that they were the ones sought out.
Now, some entrepreneurs have introduced technology to solve that problem. They are equipping billboards with tiny cameras that gather details about passers-by — their gender, approximate age and how long they looked at the billboard. These details are transmitted to a central database.
Some days it seems as though libraries are the last bastions of privacy.
Quote: In advertising these days, the brass ring goes to those who can measure everything — how many people see a particular advertisement, when they see it, who they are. All of that is easy on the Internet, and getting easier in television and print.
Billboards are a different story. For the most part, they are still a relic of old-world media, and the best guesses about viewership numbers come from foot traffic counts or highway reports, neither of which guarantees that the people passing by were really looking at the billboard, or that they were the ones sought out.
Now, some entrepreneurs have introduced technology to solve that problem. They are equipping billboards with tiny cameras that gather details about passers-by — their gender, approximate age and how long they looked at the billboard. These details are transmitted to a central database.
Some days it seems as though libraries are the last bastions of privacy.
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