Comments on: The AL as Seer?

By: oneblankspace

oneblankspace — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:41:32 +0000

Frasier Crane spells it Grammer.

By: GetAClue

GetAClue — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:06:05 +0000

Dallas in January and Anaheim in June don’t sound too bad. Much better than Boston and NOLA. And hey, ALA Midwinter 2011 was in San Diego in January. Did anyone have a complaint with that? I would give #6 a 50% at best!

By: Bobbi P

Bobbi P — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:18:38 +0000

I think #6 is my favorite. Let’s have Midwinter in Boston and Annual (July) in New Orleans.

By: The dude

The dude — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:49:37 +0000

The predictions AL got right were, well, pretty predictable. “The vast majority of libraries will remain open” – whoa, you really went out on a limb on that one. “The print book will not die” was pretty much wrong if you acknowledge that 2011 is the year eBooks began to kill off the printed book. AL is right in the same way the Rock and Roll will never die. Rock isn’t dead, it’s just become as relevant as big band music.

Hey Anonymous and Grammar Police: people who correct the spelling and grammar are the most Annoying Librarians. Shame on you for shaming others. That doesn’t contribute much to the conversation.

By: Paigers

Paigers — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:04:16 +0000

A volunteer librarian? The value of my MLIS has just further decreased.

By: spencer

spencer — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:37:42 +0000

I predict some predictions will come true.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:07:21 +0000

She always calls it “band books week.”

Also, “grammar,” not “grammer.”

By: gatoloco

gatoloco — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:28:33 +0000

4) The print book will not die.

True, but it may not be healthy enough to support the print book based infrastructure we have built, and we are not faring well in the battle of the e-book. Still it was nice to see that sales were strong this holiday season, and it seems clear that people will purchase new print books for some time to come. However it also seems clear that people will own fewer books, only very important items, or for reasons of nostalgia/book as artifact. The print book is no longer the information resource it once was.

By: Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries

Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:04:22 +0000

I love the AL. Might have something to do with loving the truth and my favorite, point 5. And as to point 11, I’m now a volunteer librarian, so this volunteer librarian loves the AL.

By: Grammer Police

Grammer Police — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:47:22 +0000

banned not band (#5)

Love the AL – Happy New Years!