Notes from the outside:

Curious about the public's perception of libraries?  Check these links out.

Here are results from a national study about the way libraries are perceived by the general public:

OCLC Report: Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, 2005

ALA has a report it's put out this April on the State of American Libraries.

Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting article on "The Four Habits of Highly Effective Librarians."  In it, the author lists openness, responsiveness, collaboration, and communication as the habits librarians have to have.  While this is directed towards academica librarians, I think the point is important for us as well.

Love your library?  Check out the five finalist from Gale's video contest and vote on which one you think best expresses a love for libraries.

Could public libraries be started now?  Read the Freakonomics view.