en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/948485 Comments by Brandon http://kdmedianow.com/library-card-expired/#IDComment64728540 There are disadvantaged populations even during the best of times. The Internet access point is probably mentioned so much because it is the first thing that comes to mind to most librarians. Internet access is also more important for day-to-day life than it was a year ago, two years ago, and especially 5 years ago. You fail to identify in your response that you, myself, and most the people contributing to this conversation are privileged to have access to all these technologies. You go ahead and purchase your ebooks, movies, music, and other media, while the rest of us enjoy borrowing them from the library just as our parents and grandparents borrowed printed materials in the past. As Sarah mentioned, many gen Y members, myself included, quit utilizing the library after childhood. Libraries haven't historically done a good job of bridging the gap between childhood and adulthood. That has slowly changed in the last decade with more emphasis being placed on serving teens. If gen Y members aren't using the library, maybe it's more a case of the library not advocating and selling itself to gen Y. How many commercials promoting your library have you seen alongside a Dell or iPod commercial? Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:29:38 +0000 http://kdmedianow.com/library-card-expired/#IDComment64728540