That's a Wrap Said the MARVELous Parrot

Lately I've begun to feel like a MARVEL parrot. Every other sentence out of my mouth goes something like, "you can get there from MARVEL" or "MARVEL has a great resource for that". I would border on obnoxious if it wasn't so damn helpful.

The resources of MARVEL are crazy expansive for any library. Exponentially so for a library with limited square footage. When there is only so much physical space to hold materials things can feel limited. With the virtual wonders of MARVEL the shelves seem everepandable. (I think I'm headed for the ridge of cheesy reflection here so I will head back to safe land before I can't stop the metaphors.)

Coming to work in the library as a reader has skewed my experience: before employment here I came simply for the books. Though I contend that right now bookshelves are the biggest draw for patrons, the ways in which the community as a whole is using the public space are changing. And will continue to change, in perhaps conceivable ways. MARVEL's virtual presence will surely help bridge (metaphor!) today's library with tomorrow's.

For this to happen MARVEL needs some press. I will advocate like the squawky parrot as much as possible. I've also been toying around with how to present to the local public all MARVEL has to offer - some sort of feature of the week, easel board, online blast, etc.  Most patrons don't know what they are missing, and for this resource to go untapped is shameful.

I'm not going to pick one resource to declare as the most helpful. Especially as I haven't finished learning about all MARVEL has to offer. Though my next "discovery exercises" (ahoy, there be yoga!) will be unguided I plan to investigate all corners of this crazy valuable resource. A truly stealthy ninja would do no less. Maybe the next time I check via this alphabetical list (har har har) there will finally be a "what is that blue book" app. Really, could MARVEL get on that already?

Thanks to the three ladies for guiding this MARVELous journey.
Plus thanks for listening to my rants. (Is twelve times too many to say MARVEL in one post?)

And, as always, Happy Reading & Cheers!