It's ALL good for you

OK, if everything bad is good for you, whither libraries and educational organizations? Well, they won't be going anywhere, but they are going to have to change the way they do business by incorporating items and ideas that may have been anthema in the past. Did someone say video games? Why not? Johnson talks about the benefits of many games, benefits that clearly exist. Games that exercise the brain, games the exercise the body...these are things libraries are going to have to consider. Popular culture has long been embraced ib the form of movie collections in libraries, and more and more DVD's of television shows are showing up in collections. Family Guy? The Simpsons? Hey, libraries are not the ultimate arbiters of taste, but if people like those shows, why shouldnt they be available? Libraries should be a reflection of the communities and times they exist in, and that means being all inclusive and being representative of popular culture. In order to do so, we need to embrace technologies, medias and entertainment that come from the community and times.