As another year draws to a close, the author reflects on the trends in play related to library technologies and attempts to anticipate their trajectory going forward. The library economy has not necessarily achieved full recovery from the recent downturn. Nevertheless, the author expects that investments in technology will expand next year. For the past few years, libraries have invested most heavily on products and services with direct end-user impact. Discovery services have represented a large proportion of the revenues in the library automation economy as sales of new products for management of behind-the-scenes operations generally have been on a downward slope. In the coming year, the author expects to see further advancements in the realm of library discovery services. This year has also seen a great deal of activity on the rollout of a new slate of what the author calls "library services platforms," a new generation of products with advancements beyond the traditional integrated library systems (ILSs). The author believes there is considerable pent-up demand for better tools to help manage library collections and operations. In the coming years, the author expects that libraries will acquire fewer automation components a la carte, but they will rather shift to more comprehensive product suites. It is increasingly less attractive to acquire link resolvers, electronic resource management tools, and discovery tools from different vendors given their increasing interdependencies. Although interest in open source library automation products continues to represent a significant component of the industry, interest seems to have plateaued. This represents a more mature approach as libraries routinely consider automation products offered under either proprietary or open source licenses. In times past, the author has been frustrated that development was slow and stagnant. It seems like the competition has now become more vigorous, with intense research and development leading to ever more innovative technology products. Lots of wheels are in motion, with libraries facing ever new challenges in the ebook arena, in competition from commercial services, and in the struggle for adequate financial resources. While it's never enough, the author sees that the technology tools emerging offer increasing promise to help libraries meet these formidable challenges.