Without electricity?

It was a rather humbling article to read. Frankly, quite scary. I don't think I could imagine life without electricity. I have to admit, that lately a lot of things have scared me, from the rising gas prices to the questionable economy. I am most scared about what the future holds for my children.

How would a lack of electricity impact a library? I think at the onset, it would be tragic because of the immediate loss of circulation data and non print media. But in the long run, I would see the libraries as a source of valuable, necessary information for the United States. Yes, we would probably loose the books and other things checked out to patrons, but that would only be a small portion of what any library holds in its collection. Books and other printed things could still be distributed to the population in the more simple method of cards and stamps. This may seem archaic, but it worked before. I see libraries as the source for the knowledge needed to help get things rolling again. If we were forced to live without electricity, we would need to learn how to cope. Food preservation, water purification, alternative energy sources are all areas that could be studied (in daylight of course) from the library.

While I hope that this doesn't happen, I see it as a real threat and possibility that may happen in my or my children's lifetime.

Jenni

Course Reflection #1

Well, where do I begin. My fist official blog. I wonder if I will have anything interesting to say. My husband, Jeff, is excited about me taking this course. He is an engineer and such a computer geek that he thinks I will be able to talk shop with him when I am done. The jury is still out on that.

I am still a little anxious about what is in store for this class. I am concerned about keeping this blog, the e-scans, and the other assignments up-to-date. It is really a good thing that it is the summer break from school. I wonder how we would all get it done. You know what they say about busy people.

I am looking forward to the webliographies. I hope that everyone makes copies for us to keep in a file. I think that will be useful in our future work.

I hope everyone has a nice rest of the weekend.
Jenni