Video: Technology In Libraries

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — Today kicks off national library week. Libraries have always been the heart of a community. Serving as the home to books and stories passed down from generation to generation. But over the years, libraries have changed.

There once was a time, when going to the library meant flipping thru a card catalog, finding a books code, and then browsing rows of literature till finding your book.

Today, technology has stepped in and made that process a digital one.

Librarian Joy Dupont explains, “Technology and libraries go hand in hand . Technology is everywhere. We have our computers now that are free to patrons to use. Card catalogs on the computer now.”

Many readers feared technology would destroy the fundamentals of a library.

But librarians say  tech is an enhancement, allowing visitors to gain information via internet and books broadens the horizons of knowledge.

Dupont goes on to say,”Everything is online now and not everyone has a computer. So with the taxes this year, that is all online and people have been coming here to file their taxes, to look up information on how to file taxes, download their forms, people also have to apply for jobs all online now.”

Libraries have adapted to the needs of the community, making information as accessible as possible.

Dupont also says, “Ebooks are basically just books you can check out online and download them to pretty much any device. You can download it to a kindle, nook, and tablet, phone, computer, pretty much anything connected to the internet you can check out an ebook on.”

You heard right, you don’t even have to set foot in a library to check out books now.

Although having information right at your finger tips is possible, the Columbus-Lowndes Library offers much more.

“We have one of the primary, the best libraries in the state of Mississippi. The community library. There is not another library anywhere that can even hold a candle to the library we have here,” says Harry Sanders.

From the Mother Goose Center, to audio books, and interactive events there is something for everyone, though many still enjoy the basics of a library.

Elise Wilson says, “We always get library books, it is really important to myself and my husband to teach our kids the importance of reading and so we try to instill that in them by coming to the library.”

Today the Columbus-Lowndes held a celebration lunch to thank city officials for their contributions and partnership in making the Columbus-Lowndes Library a success.

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