If it’s not obvious from the name, I am a patron of Chicago Public Library. I love CPL and I am constantly trying to find new and better ways to use its resources to their fullest. I have also found myself frustrated by certain aspects of its functions and services and feel that there is definitely room for improvement. My hope is that employees at CPL will read this blog and a discussion will ensue about what practices are currently working and what practices could be changed or implemented to improve services. I am also hoping that other patrons will read this site and say to themselves, “Hey! That’s a good idea!” and request those services from CPL, or give CPL that pat on the back it needs every once and while. Buy your local branch librarians a gift or bake them some cookies. (It’s good to be nice to your local librarian.) If you are also a CPL patron please send in your stories (good and bad) and suggestions and I’ll be sure to post them up on this blog.
A little background about myself:
• My name is Christopher Rios
• I live in Chicago
• I’m a CPL patron
• I’m a graduate student in library science at Dominican University.
I hope this blog leads to an open and amicable dialogue.
Email your comments, stories and suggestions to crios42(at)gmail(dot)com (cplpatron@gmail.com this was the old blog).
I am not employed by nor a representative of Chicago Public Library. All opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
3 Comments
Every library needs its superpatron! Good idea for a blog.
And if anyone needed a superpatron, it’s CPL! Good luck!
I have had frustartions with some, not all CPL branches. It really depends on who is running that particular branch.
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