Pretty neat that the library is actively embracing 2.0. I have the library to thank for my initial internet exposure: SEFLIN actually enabled me to get my first taste when I was still in high school. I used the SEFLIN Freenet to get online, email and participate in local and worldwide forums. I also used it for IRC (internet relay chat, the precursor to instant messaging). I started my first blog in 2001 and haven't stopped. I use my personal blogs to record details about my life, keep in touch with friends who are far away, network with other children's library folk, network with aspiring and published authors, and more. I also write private entries where I record details of teen programs I have presented so I can keep track of what worked, what didn't, etc. I have them all categorized together so it's easy for me to see at a glance all the programs we've done since WEL re-opened last summer. Personal enjoyment aside, blogging has been a great organizational tool for me.
My fellow teen program coordinator and I know that web 2.0 tools are not merely important or innovative or exciting for the teens we work with, they simply are. Communicating online in a multitude of ways is second nature to them. We are hoping with the system-wide excitement of 2.0 we will be allowed to start a Wellington Teen myspace page so we can publicize our programs and send myspace email reminders to our attendees.
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