I just watched, on TV, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London. I was delighted to see books and reading as part of the opening ceremony! I wondered what the NHS did to get such prominence in the opening?! It must have something to do with impact, I thought. I dreamt of a day when libraries would get such noticeable mention....
This bring me to a conversation we will have in the next few days, libraries and national development. Perhaps when libraries take their place on the development agenda, they will get mention at such major events. The question is who should put the libraries on the development agenda? My quick answer is libraries and library communities have a responsibility to be part of the development solution. We will discuss this in the coming weeks, and a related question "to what extent is this a leadership issue"?
