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The Library Is Dead. Long Live the Library!

Posted on: May 10th, 2013 by Geoff Livingston 22 Comments

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The other day Caitlin told Soleil they would visit the library for story time. Their conversation unleashed a well of hope within me.

I had come to believe that libraries were dying, just like the traditional publishing business that fills their shelves. I remembered reading that libraries were dwindling, and just wrote them off. Like many other things in our world, it seemed the library could not survive the ongoing Internet revolution, and its eReaders, blog posts, and Twitter archives.

Well, the library is alive and well. In fact, the library stands as a critical part of American communities, and a fundamental aspect of a child’s formative years. According to Pew, 97% of parents believe libraries should offer programs for children, and 69% of all Americans use a library.
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To Almost Die

Posted on: May 1st, 2013 by Geoff Livingston 22 Comments

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Have you ever come this close to death?

Morbid, but fascinating nevertheless.

“What’s it like,” asks Don Draper to his bellman, who almost died of a heart attack during the opening episode of season 6. Draper, a character that faked his own death, obsesses with mortality throughout the overall show arc. One wonders when he will find out for sure. But I digress…

The Bell Man answers with the usual trite response of a white light appeared.

So, is that really all there is?

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Working with Boston in Mind

Posted on: April 16th, 2013 by Geoff Livingston 9 Comments

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It’s late, roughly midnight, and I am settling in after a long night of networking, walking the dog, and putting to bed an excited toddler still up and excited to see her Dad. It’s time to write. After yesterday’s terrible attack in Boston, it did not feel right to publish yet another marketing post.

So here we are, reeling from cruel violence on U.S. soil, most likely a terrorist action.

First, as horrible as it is to watch these events unfold in the news and online, it cannot even come close to experiencing it. My heart and prayers go out to family and friends in the Boston area. Most importantly, my condolences to those families who lost loved ones, or have been directly impacted by the attack.

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