[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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