I made a song for the wonderful library conference Next Library.
People can share their digital postcards with the conference this week. You know what to do…
Lyrics / song / video by Jan Holmquist
Forward:
When everyone is in lockdown
In a life of isolation
What keeps you mentally sound
And away from desperation
Is the stories that we share
As humans across time
People everywhere
We share what is sublime
We build communities
On humanity and facts
To create opportunities
For people who reacts
To knowledge and unity
And professionals who care
In your local library
You find them anywhere
…
We need to know how to proceed
To build what lays ahead
We remove the stuff we dread
And add the new stuff that we need
We learn how to learn anew
And unlearn what is outdated
We will never be dictated
We will find what is true
…
As we leave our lives
as solitudinarians
We need the skills of our
community librarians
Culture, stories, literature, knowledge, learning is what we need
Smarter communities – For our future to proceed
Jan Holmquist 