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

Christine Hall christine at fossforce.com
Fri Sep 20 12:32:43 UTC 2019


Woo-woo! You go, boy!

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com

On 9/19/19 9:02 PM, Phil Shapiro via Ipg-smz 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
> 
> 
> -- 
> --
> Phil Shapiro, pshapiro at his.com
> http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html
> http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro
> http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html
> 
> "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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