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

[Ken Hess]

@Phil

That would make an excellent article: The public library is no longer just
a place. It's a process.

Thanks,

Ken

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On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 8:03 PM Phil Shapiro via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

>
>       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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