It’s always refreshing and exciting to hear a government official speak so passionately about libraries. I was so impressed with The Honourable Ray Danyluk when he spoke at the The Alberta Library’s Netspeed 2007 in Calgary last week. Imagine a minister asking for the library portfolio from another government department! Danyluk is very much into communities, from hundred year farms and libraries of the same age, to those in larger commuhnities. He has visited many, many libraries and is impressed by their services and enthusiam. His message to librarians was to get out of our libraries and invite those in government and community leaders to see the library’s services what they do for the community. Great talk!