Lifelong learning

What I enjoy most about being a librarian, is having access to any lifelong learning topic that I decide to pursue. I always choose some common theme for each year. This last year has been filled with Reader's Advisory activities as well as learning to write fiction. I have participated in other web 2.o activities in the past and the hardest part is simply beginning something new.So what is to be gained by participating in a learning exercise with your co-workers? First, creativity is rampant in our library! Second, creativity is catching. Third, sharing ideas is a great way to learn new things and motivate each other. Have you seen some of the blogs created by your co-workers? Some brave souls have shared their blog addresses with others as well as where they got that great page element that they added to their blog. After we ooh and ahh over the really great ideas that another co-worker came up with, hopefully, we are inspired to give our efforts a little more artistic flair and stretch our technical skills in the effort.