How do you maintain your public computers?
Librarians want to know.
Librarians want to know.
A recurring theme in the conversations we have with libraries is advice on how to become more comfortable working with computers. Most agree: just do it, just try.
I love hearing these stories, because they appeal to the fears we all have about learning new things, about change, and about messing things up.
Kim Priest from the Mary Cotton Public Library in Sabetha, KS recently shared:
"Just don't be afraid to try something new. I know sometimes it’s kind of frustrating because you just kind of feel stupid, but you just cannot be afraid to dig right in. And, some of these tasks are not that hard. Upgrading a virus software is not hard. Putting a new program on a computer is not hard. The computers are so darn smart anymore they just practically do it themselves. So you just have to try to be organized, try to know what you want, and go for it."
Nicely said, Kim!
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