In my hours and hours as a devoted podcast listener, I’ve heard from doctors and lawyers, journalists and media experts, musicians and actors, authors and politicians, bloggers and tweeters. But not a single time, not once since I became a hardcore consumer of the podcast, have I heard a library professional comment on the key issues that we claim as integral to our profession and our future.

It’s an understatement to say that this is a public relations problem. This is a public relations vacuum! I could devote a paragraph or two here to why I think this is – we’re an introverted profession, we’re consumed with day-to-day tasks, we’re focusing our energies on our key stakeholders to ensure next year’s funding is equivalent to this year’s – but whatever the prevailing reason may be, it’s a problem that needs addressing.