Friends of the Library Expo - April 4, 2005

Reception and buffet

Welcome

• Rev. John Norton, President, Friends of the Library
• Rev. Dr. Terrell McBrayer, invocation and history
• Mrs. Peggy Kimball, salute to the flag
• Mrs. Jamie Cohran, recognition of magistrates

Founders: People and Organizations

• Friends of the Library - officers
• Library visionaries
• Library pioneers
• Haralson County Historical Society
• Library community advisory board
• Endowment-class institutions
• Professional librarians
• Library volunteers - original FOTL awards

Success: Growth of Library Use

• Statistics year-to-year growth - summary
  • Circulation year-to-year growth
  • Visitors year-to-year growth
  • PC Use year-to-year growth
  • Reference Queries year-to-year growth

Demo: WiFi (wireless Internet access)

• WiFi - wireless access point photo
• WiFi - networking scheme
• WiFi - extant "hotspots" - dearth near Buchanan
• Live feed of CCTV Beijing (English language video)

Call to action

• Distribution of membership brochures
• I cannot live without books - and computers
• The New Literacy: Learn how to use computers to read! We'll try to help.
• Join us!

Postscript

• CD-ROM 600-book classic library giveaway
  • Explosive collapse of the cost of electronic text storage
  • Cost and density of text storage in 2005 by medium
• Building tour