Blog Post #10 - My Biggest Takeaway

 My biggest takeaway from this course is that being a librarian is far more than being the keeper of the books although being the keeper of the books is a huge part of it.  Another huge part of it for me is that technology isn't nearly as scary as I once thought and that playing around with it is the best way to conquer your fear.  I would have never dreamed at the beginning of this semester that I would have come so far with the technology piece.  Working on the website was a lot of fun!  I plan to keep it up and add to it.  I plan to keep up my Twitter account for the library and I hope to add a blog as well.  I also may try a news show with the children after I get my degree.  We've had one before and we even have a green wall in one of the offices in the library, but it wasn't done by the librarian.  The technology team took it on.  I probably learned more and gained more valuable knowledge that I can use in my job in this class than in any other class.  It's been fun!

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