10:02:49 From  Guy : Sorry - I a have to turn in my 5-year technology plan this week!  Wish this course started a month earlier... :)
10:03:12 From  Guy : Thanks
10:03:38 From  Lena : unfortunately no
10:03:48 From  Laura : I looked up demographics and did ask a few patrons.
10:04:13 From  Laura : We have older patrons, so I kind of knew what we'd get.
10:04:41 From  Janet : The center of the County is growing.
10:04:50 From  Laura : They aren't really interested in new stuff, but we keep telling them what the advantages are.
10:04:51 From  Janet : More younger families are moving in.
10:05:23 From  Guy : We have shortcuts to all the Windows Accessibility tools on the desktop.  Looking into NVDA.
10:05:44 From  Guy : I think so
10:06:08 From  Laura : We have a lot of great online programs, which younger families take advantage of, but I mostly deal in person with older people.
10:06:34 From  Laura : It's because of covid,
10:06:45 From  Laura : We aren't having in person programs.
10:06:58 From  Janet : Found out that all virtual programs must go through the County before we post the recordings.
10:07:26 From  Janet : Yes, indeed
10:08:03 From  Laura : Some programs are amazing online; some don't translate well.
10:08:50 From  Laura : We tried to do an online sci-fi convention and it didn't go well. But our sensory storytime is great.
10:09:12 From  Guy : We are embracing virtual programming – I’ve bought lots of webcams and headsets, plus looking into better mics (lavalier/clip-on) to improve quality.
10:09:46 From  Kimberly : For those who have doing the online for a while, are you finding patrons getting tired of the online and decreased attendance or are numbers maintaining?
10:10:08 From  Laura : Our numbers are getting better as word spreads.
10:10:24 From  Laura : We have kits for the storytimes you can get at the desk.
10:10:31 From  Kimberly : Great! We are just starting out and wondered how it is going elsewhere in libraryland
10:10:41 From  Guy : I think ours is getting better as we provide better quality events.  Practice makes perfect.
10:10:42 From  Janet : Too recent to tell.  Storytime numbers are increasing.
10:11:15 From  Laura : Having the kits allows the librarians to advertise he storytimes.
10:15:41 From  Laura : How do you overcome people who have no desire to learn computers?
10:17:38 From  Laura : It does.
10:17:44 From  Laura : Very much so.
10:23:35 From  Guy : We are thinking of adding large displays with webcams and BYOD video connections in study rooms
10:23:42 From  Eric : Mobile tech makerspace
10:24:09 From  Lena : One of my activities I'm using in my UAP is replace the worn-out projector on library media cart which is/will be used for UGR forums and other workshops and presentations held in the library.
10:24:55 From  Lena : we have a screen
10:25:47 From  Guy : getting Lightning to USB adapters for staff to connect to ipads with barcode scanners in order to do inventory easier.
10:29:10 From  Halimeh : Ours must go through IT and it does take time
10:29:55 From  Eric : State contracts are your friend
10:30:05 From  Janet : May have to add Covid Time.
10:35:02 From  Janet : Friends of the Library are great.  They love funding technology.
10:40:42 From  Laura : Okay, that sounds cool.
10:42:32 From  Guy : speaking of VR and purchases, we struggle with having a good and easy process of purchasing/adding new games to the Oculus sets...it started as a pilot but now we need to update and add more games...
10:43:45 From  Laura : I think that does pose an issue. It's easy enough to say, "hey, let's try this," but then you have to support it.
10:44:13 From  Laura : Now I have to talk the budgeting people into more money.
10:45:05 From  Laura : I think as a librarian, I can talk budgeting people into a trial, but not a long term purchase,
10:49:52 From  Laura : Does it make sense if you are targeting teens to take it to schools and demonstrate it?
10:51:51 From  Laura : I've run into that balance of engaging and annoying.
10:52:26 From  Laura : And people don't read signs.
11:00:55 From  Laura : Thank you so much for the engaging class.
11:00:58 From  Janet : Thank you!  Have to meet the Fire Marshal about lockers at the library
11:01:05 From  Kimberly : Thank you!
11:01:08 From  Jaime : Thank you
11:01:10 From  Eric : thank you
11:01:13 From  Janet : ok
11:01:13 From  Halimeh : Thank you so much, great session
11:01:15 From  Guy : Thank you!
11:01:25 From  Sabrina : Have a good day