You slap a Wii on your sign and you’ll draw a crowd. That’s what libraries in Albany, NY are hoping. Since people coming in and checking out books isn’t happening as much as it used to, library officials are doing whatever it takes to get people to read.

“It’s a growing trend nationally. Libraries are using what’s appealing to the preteen and teen market,” said Michael Borges, executive director of the New York Library Association.

“Using a media format that’s popular with teens and preteens draws them into the library. That demographic has been missing at the library,” Borges said.

While I do applaud their efforts, I think it’s futile. The generation their targetting is using the internet for everything a library is designed for. You need to do research? Go on the internet. You want to read a new book? Buy the ebook and download it. The library is really going the way of the dodo.

[via Times Union]

Thanks to princess o for sending this in!