I attended an excellent presentation on Zoom today. Larry Oathout, the director of our Portage County Libraries, spoke on the modern public library and what it offers people. It is a bit hard to say what it offers. It is easier to see what you want, especially if you want to know something, to ask a librarian if you can find what you want in the library. Of course, these days, books can be found there. There are some people who don't like books. They can't read or they can't read English or they can't see. Even for such people, it could be valuable to visit the library and to learn to find its website on the internet and check that out.
Much is made these days of the "digital" services but I think maybe that word puts some people off. The digital services are also computer services but they are also tablet and smartphone services. So, if you have a smartphone like an iPhone, or a tablet like iPad or Kindle Fire, or a laptop like an Asus, there are many ways to use that device to take advantage of today's library.
The local public library has taken to loaning items you might not expect, such as a colander or tool of some sort.
