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I spent a day last week in an auditorium at the Brooklyn College Library surrounded by librarians donning “Hello My Name is” tags and mulling over topics ranging from Facebook to the NSA. It started out on a good note, I was happy owing to the absolutely perfect warm/grey/water-y-without-being-rainy weather. And I didn’t get at all lost. Until I got a little lost and almost went into a nearby high school. This clearly would have been a catastrophic if hackneyed turn of events. What if they didn’t let me leave? I would have to take algebra, I would get hassled by mean girls, no one would like me, yada, yada, yada; hilarity ensues. It turned out upon further inspection (reading the sign) that it was none other than my mother’s high school which would add a whole other Back to the Future-y layer to the scenario, but I do eventually find the library and there is free coffee! The program, presented by Brooklyn College Library, METRO and the Brooklyn Museum focused on how libraries are inviting users to contribute, communicate and collaborate (a positive thing) and the interplay between cutting-edge technologies and privacy (a worrisome thing). The program was actually very good. (more…)