Thing 22- Staying Current

This Thing is like "preaching to the choir" for me because I will be 50 years old (YIKES) this year, and did not grow up with a computer or cell phone (PC not invented yet). When PC's came out, I was an English teacher and took a class offered by the "typing" teacher after school for faculty who wanted to learn word processing. I learned most of my computer skills "on the job," either by necessity or by playing around with something new. I became a media specialist in 1998, but did not go to school until 2001. I learned a lot on the job. There, I had to also learn how to make TV's and VCR's work together, then DVD's, then multi-media projectors, and the list goes on of equipment I had to learn how to use and had to instruct others how to use. If I don't know something, I ask if I need to know it or if I am just curious which happens a lot. Other people are a wealth of ideas and information. I also love to read. I read the newspaper and magazines/journals and stop and concentrate on library related articles. I do the same (but also search) on the Internet. That's why I already take advantage of NEFLIN's webinars and am a part of 23 Things. I want to know what is in, what is new, and what is next. I don't always like it--don't get texting...haven't tried (only because it costs more though). I think I would like a Kindle, so if any of you are very kind and have a lot of extra money in this economy, buy me one. It would combine my love of reading with my love of something new and techy. I plan to keep reading, keep taking classes from NEFLIN and other sources, keep networking with fellow librarians, keep searching the NET for ideas, and keep trying new things. This blogging thing is fun. Maybe, I'll keep it up too. I would especially like to keep it up if my library director would give me permission to use it in connection with our library. (So, if he is reading this...)