Best speech ever. Thank you thank you thank you

I've always loved the library and so grateful for the library experience!!! During the most fml difficult times of my life the library played an integral role in continuing my education and place where my son could go to enjoy free puppet shows and story time reading times. ❤❤❤

When I'm asked exactly what I do, I can't fully answer. I can tell about checking books in and out, helping people find things, budgeting, cataloging--the normal known tasks. After that, I almost have to say, "I don't know." This wonderful librarian really gets it! What I "do" all depends upon what's happening, day to day.

Really inspiring. Thank you for your amazing talk

My girlfriend is a children's librarian. This just made my day, and i shared it with her to share with her fellow library staff. Thank you.

I wish we have a library.

What a wonderful way to explain the importance of public libraries. Thank you, Sandlian!

I laughed, I cried! Two thumbs up! Best library speech on youtube! Thanks so much for this uplifting video.

A vital message brilliantly delivered!

We never know the exact role that a decision we make has in someone else's life. As librarians, we don't always realize how much the community relies on us to perpetuate an area of learning and cultivation for evolving minds. Sometimes an exact need of the community may not be visible, but always striving to provide new ways of learning can stimulate those around us to see beyond the tips of their noses to what is infinitely possible.

Wow, Pam. That was SO GOOD. I found you because Anythink is looking for help, and I'm a reference librarian looking to return to the field after motherhood. Thank you for being so smart, so articulate, so meaningful, and so funny. You are the best that Library Science has to offer: part wizard, part genius, part explorer.

I love this! This is why I want to be a librarian!

I love the library

I am very inspired and emotional after watching that video. Thank you for sharing!

Unparalleled ,thought provoking and inspiring speech, indeed!!! I will surely recommend to all my Grad students to see this extraordinary speech. Thank you so much for sharing.

I found this video to be very illuminating. As a graduate student who is pursuing an MLIS at UKY, I know that the validity of libraries has been a controversial issue for 25 years. In the early 1990's, Sacred Heart School only allowed enough funding for the library to be open twice a week. However, the president of Mount Saint Joseph University realizes that Archbishop Altar Library is the center for intellectual endeavors and technology. With respect to public libraries, they are often the only quiet place to study, particularly in underprivileged communities.

The library has been my go-to for just about everything, in childhood and adulthood; in poor times and in ... Well, not rich, but less poor; in Depression and in joy; in parenting and empty nest. I love what libraries stand for: a free and stable society which cares for all its various peoples. I am so grateful to the heroes who work in this field, and hope to join their ranks when I'm able to go back to school.

Lot's of great insights here! Libraries are so much than a place where you check out books!

This was brilliant, and so encouraging as a graduate student pursuing my MLIS. Thank you, Pam!!

i am gonna take up this course thats why i have come here..

bravo !! we need more thinking like this f

Fantastic

A very important message brilliantly said.

YOU ARE A EYE OPENER, GREAT AND I THINK IN ALL AGES WE NEED TO TOUCH BOOKS PSYCHICALLY.

libraries are my happy place.

Amazing. Google will never substitute a library. We need it to keep accomplishing people's dreams.

ESARBICA countries need this!

This trend of library transformation from the traditional libraries due to ICT has really seen developing countries adapt to new technologies in disseminating information to their clients not forgetting online library insructions

Thanks pam so inspirational speech

I know my Library is ready when my students enter and their mouths drop open. Dozens of books on display, thounds lining the shelves, computers, magazine, comics, and audio books. Quiet reading spots, group areas, puppet theater, art center, building and puzzle tables, kitchen playset, reading buddy stuffed animals. The key is to provide for my student's needs to learn and interact whether they want a cozy reading spot to be alone, or a chance to share their own stories through play.

Hillarious! Excellent Speech! Thank you! :)

awesome work! greetings from a fellow librarian. :)

I like the idea of putting up coffee shop inside the Library in London, because there's so many people who love's drinking coffee while reading there favorite books they spend a lot of time to stay ther.i believe library is still exist because there's a lot of student who do not have an access to the internet, so they do their research in library. Having coffee shop inside the library is a ver brilliant idea.

What a beautiful story filled with love and compassion. I am working on getting the book; Chocolate Flowers (a story for adults to predict sexual predators and children who have or are being abused) in libraries. Thank you for this inspirational video.

Beautiful!

This is the warmest video I've ever seen concerning 'digital humanities' so far. Not the most ambitious, exciting or mind-blowing one, but with most warmth in it.

Simply superb

I love this....urban goats?! Cool! I love this Ted Talk. I just finished reading one of the best books I have ever read called Palaces for the People, by Eric Klinenberger. It is an inspiring book about how libraries do help members of every community interact and get to know each other. As a kid, I loved my local library. I would go there looking for books about animal behaviorism, Louis Leakey, Jane Goodall, and the librarian and I would be wandering around, grabbing books off shelves. I didn't even mind having to pay the occasional late fee. This continued through my whole life. As a graduate student, I would go in to my university library and look up subjects as unusual as the history of marriage.....always a good time. Be curious! Fund your local library. In this time of Covid 19, we desperately need a good place where we can safely go.

libraries are changing because it is harder to inspire people to read and go to libraries nowadays

Librarians as first responders. Wow!

Fantastic!

This video was toooo good.

Bravo !

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Yes, indeed you will never know the type of information coming from the reader and how to get the most relevant information available. I had to use a Report on Environmental Impact Assessment to get the information for a medical Doctor who requested for information on" Environmental psychology" .

awsum speech... the stry of tht boy was touchy.. i love books n i love silence which equals to libry... its yrue libry is sumthng tht binds u with ur histry n future.. was searchng for sumthng else but i am glad i found this... definatly worth watchng (only if u undrstnd wht libry actlly means n wht it holds)

Legendas em português ou espanhol, por favor!

i am librorian from Kyrgzstan))))))))

Огромное спасибо за русские субтитры!

One of the best talks on the relevance of libraries. As a librarian, I try to spread the word that libraries are still essential to our communities. As a librarian, I hope I remember the story of the little boy and strive to be open and welcoming to everyone and there dreams no matter how small they may seem. I have seen to many people turn away with excuses - it's not our policy, it's not my responsibility, we don't do that here. Who else is going to do it?

Libraries are the greatest achievement of humanity. Visit one today and you will be better off.

I love library and librarians

Libraries have Changed!, They used to be Places where anything other than a Whisper would be Frowned on!, Now I have Observed/Heard Singing & Dancing by both Staff & Members/Users!, They have definitely become more of a Community Hub as i Observe Homeless People Resting/Sleeping in them!, Toilets sometimes are out of order because of people Blocking them Intentionally maybe by People with Mental Health Issues so The People Trying to Help these People are being Punished in Return!, Unfortunately Libraries usually have people who unfortunately Smell not too nice or Hygiene Issues probably due to Circumstances which usually leads to Staff & other Users Tolerating this out of Politeness!, I wish there was a way these people could actually be helped to have more pride in their Appearance & maybe Raise their Self-Esteem!, Mobile Phones are Answered quite Loudly and unashamedly by some Users even though there are signs asking otherwise, sometimes they are challenged by Staff & Sometimes not!, I observe Older People Struggling to come to Terms with the New Technology Supplied and in some Cases seem to Want/Prefer the Human Interraction!, Libraries have become a Must Visit for a lot of Jobseeker's who are expected to apply for a certain number of Jobs but cannot afford their own Computers due partly to their Benefit Allowance Frozen Despite having to Pay for Bills like Water & Gas/Electric along with Rent/Council Tax and needing to Feed & Clothe themselves and probably make a choice between Travel Price & Food!, I am just a below average Guy with Observations I have listed here!, Different Local Authorities seem to be trying to Naturally Cut Staff/Hours & Actual Libraries themselves or get Volunteers to do the Job Unpaid!, They have become a Crucial Part of Communities in so many ways!.

There is a lot even Academic libraries can learn from this talk. We need to keep an open mind to all the different ways you can learn, create and transfer information and not get caught up in all the wonders of new technology.

People who question the future of library is a lonely person. Library is for people to study and learning together, loner have their own library but no friends. That's why they don't understand the need for library.

Everyone thinks that you just have to get good grades to get into a good college. While this is true, you should also be aspiring to learn or create what makes you happy or fulfilled. You can be a complete ignoramus and earn a degree. Life long, passionate learners are the ones who can control their own fate and that of the world. I love the library and book stores. My girlfriend fears when we come upon a book shelf because I will read every single title for hours. I was never a straight A student, but my goodness I love learning.

What did one librarian say to the other? *Read more*

I would definitely go to jail to defend my favorite book! Books are an art form that is slowly being lost in this digital world. I love books and libraries!

its Matthew

Raising of sheep and goats ( #isic0144 ) and library activities ( #isic9101) ? Pam Sandlian Smith tells us how.

I love libraries , Please never remove them they're a safe place to read in peace and perfect area to find new information and new discoveries inside such a vital brilliant area .

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nice

I don't like the way library become the abandon post office building

I learn through books. Therefore, I cannot express delight in seeing libraries being converted into coffee shops and recreational centers. I personally feel that the splendor of the library is tall shelves containing massive books with pin-drop silence throughout the entire library, so one can take out their notebook and pencil and spend hours scribing notes; this experience is what makes a library joyful to me :)

library in indonesia is so worst :( haha , even in the university.. they even dont have good wifi network ..

Replace the schools with libraries and parks

It's just that they keep taking more and more of our hard earned money. Increasing taxes removed from my paycheck is an issue. Increasing property taxes is an issue.

Libraries are the poor man's university

Libraries are not about information... problem solved. Next?

@chilloften: yeah. it's the library, not the 1% who's robbing you. Now I'll back off so you can live up to your name.

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This was great but she needs to get better at public speaking.

Pam is overlooking one of the most important considerations. In order to improve libraries we need to eliminate publicly funded libraries and allow private libraries to take their place. This will vastly reduce costs, improve service and increase everyone's access to libraries.

poor people problems his dad is a mercenary for a company. what does that have to do with high octane learning not sure.

library in indonesia is so worst :( haha , even in the university.. they even dont have good wifi network ..