The Dynamic Youth Services textbook has been my favorite so far. I am not yet done with it, but find it very exciting. How nerdy is that! I find it exciting because it makes me feel empowered to address issues at my library in a way that is research based and gets staff on board. Working in a small town library has its advantages and its disadvantages. One disadvantage is the lack of influence from the outside library world. I really want to approach our director about doing an Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation in the youth services department. Actually, I think the whole library would benefit from one. Last week I was looking over circulation statistics and noticed that circ is down across the board in all departments. It would be great to know why. Technology usage is up, and it seems reasonable that more people can't afford the Internet at home. I think I am going to start with a single program evaluation, that will involve only me and my staff. After gaining some experience and confidence, then I could go to the director.