Last week I had the pleasure to attend the SLJ Leadership Summit in Arlington, VA.  What a great forum.  Small enough to allow for intimacy but big enough to attract the movers and shakers of the library world.  It was packed full of great new things and I have to say, I'm still digesting most of what I learned.

Friday morning was devoted to ebooks and I found it extremely exciting and even a little scary.  We are venturing into new territory here and opinions are diverse.  One thing we need to remember is that we can't stop the technology from coming, but we can help shape it by letting our voices be heard.  We are the ones out there in the trenches.  I believe that publishers and book jobbers are beginning to understand the changing market - some more quickly than others.  But we know our audience, our patrons, and our colleagues and we have a handle on what works in these times of tight budgets, high class sizes, and high stakes testing.  We cannot let ourselves be swept away by these waves.

Sharon Grimes, Supervisor for Library Information Services, Baltimore County Public Schools has posted a Call to Action.  It is a must-read for us all.  And it is also an act now challenge.

Link to Sharon's post and let's get the conversation and the action started!