Libraries Going High-Tech To Meet Demands Of Tech-Savvy Patrons

The AP (9/30, Nuss) reports, "Libraries are tweeting, texting and launching smart-phone apps as they try to keep up with" increasingly tech savvy patrons and "they seem to be pulling it off. ... The latest national data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services show that library visits and circulation climbed nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2008. Since then, experts say, technology has continued to drive in-person visits, circulation and usage."'