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

[Sally Wiener Grotta]

Johnny Apple Seed of Libraries! The bringer of the future. 
Congratulations!

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Sally Wiener Grotta
Sally at SallyWienerGrotta.com
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* Author of numerous books, including "The Winter Boy" (a Locus
Magazine’s 2015 Recommended Read) and "Jo Joe" (a Jewish Book Council
Network book)
* Recognized by X-Rite as one of “The World’s Top Professional
Photographers”

On 2019/09/20 07:32, Christine Hall via Ipg-smz wrote:
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> -- --
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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
>>