Your library is a different place than it was when you were growing up. The “Information Age” was accelerated by the introduction of the Internet to the public and its explosive growth more than a decade ago. Libraries rose to the challenge and now are technology sites, providing access to the Internet for millions of people. Libraries also offer access to databases, electronic media, and “traditional” resources such as printed books, periodicals, serials, and microfilmed materials.

As libraries have grown and have expanded their scope of access, not all of us have grown with them. If you think you know the difference between a card in the old card catalog drawer and its electronic replacement in the online catalog, that’s terrific. But if you’re not a regular library customer--what used to be referred to as a patron--you may not know how to use the library very well at all.

This week let’s explore five things that you should learn about your library in order to take advantage of all it has to offer.

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