By Linda Gandee, cleveland.com
Angela Paterek, the library’s training manager, oversees computer training and staff development. As computers flourished in the late 20th century, libraries faced what seemed at the time to be a stark choice: adapt or disappear. The adaptation most libraries chose was based on an early acceptance of the computerization of the country, creativity, and a desire to go on being of value to the communities that, for the most part, went on supporting them with public dollars. “Adaptation made libraries more of a community center,” said Paterek. “Things were based more on programming and, with technology, having the training for the people. A lot of people don’t realize library tech training is entirely free.”
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