Based on reader feedback and linkage in the blogosphere this week's sequence was one of the most popular we've ever done. For a long time we've been wanting to address the question "why do we need libraries when we have the Internet?" Some folks have a rather negative reaction to this question, but it's really a very reasonable thing to ask, and the answer is neither short nor black-and-white. Which is where we usually come in.

Feb 20 morning Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Public Library Staff Day (staff only)
Keynote (Gene & Bill)

Feb 20 7pm Columbia, SC
USC LISSA event
Program (Gene & Bill)

Mar 13-17 Philadelphia, PA
Public Library Association
Booth (Gene & Bill)

Mar 30-April 1 Seattle, WA
Emerald City Comic Con
Booth (Gene & Bill)

April 13-15 Chicago, IL
Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo
Booth & Talk (Gene & Bill)