What do I hope to learn from this program? Hmmmmm, I am one of the unfortunates, I do not have the Internet at home. This is not by choice, simply family circumstances and I am doing my best to rectify it. The result is I feel that I am constantly being overtaken by exciting new things without the time to explore them, there is only so much you can do in your lunch hour in between bites of your salad sandwich. Before you know it, you are being passed by your colleagues and patrons and you loose confidence. I want to learn how to swim instead of dog paddle, I want to charge into the unknown instead of avoiding something new. I want to accept that updating my skills and knowledge is a constant, ongoing thing that we all face and embrace the challenge.
A few days ago a library patron came in for a chat in her new capacity as Youth Development Officer for our local council. This is a newly created position and she is eager to get the library on board, along with local sporting clubs and youth orientated bodies to help show young people that there are places out there for them to access if they know where to look. Keeping in mind that there is a good possibility that some of these kids would consider a trip to the library as about as much fun as a visit to the dentist what a good hook blogging would be.
The thought of locating fellow bloggers with similar musical passions is too delicious for words. To be able rave on about the music from the dust bowl era and the folk music that evolved from that and the possibility of receiving an enthusiastic response makes me dizzy.
I am ready to take off.
