LIS 158 Journal Entry # 5: Marketing Library as a Place

I think one of the reasons why there might be few people in the library is because of the branding given to library as a place. That library is just a place for nerds and it is not that fun there compared to other places. We, as librarians, face the challenge of marketing the library as a place. We must show that libraries are cool places to hang out. That in a school or college, a library is one of the best place to go when a student has free time. I think most libraries in the Philippines are still very traditional that it should be a quiet place which makes you feel somewhat isolated. However, I think libraries should allot areas that would encourage interaction so that the library would be a social place and I think it would help bringing more people to the library. What do you think?