[Ipg-smz] Some good news at my public library job

[Phil Shapiro]

The other day my public library supervisor came over to my office with a sly smile on her face. I knew something interesting was up 
before she opened her mouth. 

She said, "Phil, how would you feel about becoming a roaming librarian in the city -- driving around town to do Linux installs on old computers and 
helping community members become more proficient at technology, searching for info, and self-advancing themselves? I'd like to untether you from the building -- at least for part of each week. How do you feel about that?" 

My spontaneous reaction was that I jumped up into her arms and started licking her face. Then I bounded down to the ground and ran around her feet clockwise at high speed. 
Then counterclockwise at high speed. Then I jumped back up into her arms and licked her face. 

"I gather you approve?" she said. 

I could barely slow my panting to say, "Yes, I do." 

The details of this are still being worked out. I'll let y'all know when things become more firm. 

The public library is no longer just a place. It's a process. Maybe in twenty years we'll look back and say, "In the old days, librarians never left the building. 
They were chained to a place. What in the world were they thinking back then?" 

Well, now -- no longer chained. 

phil 


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"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates 
"Learning happens thru gentleness." 
"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki 
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