[wplug-plan] ORA and Lending Library

[Weber, Larry A]

Many of these libraries also offer community meeting rooms.  We might
consider asking them if we can use one for a Linux demo day on the day we
deliver our books.  Ask early so it gets on their public calendar.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Beth Lynn [SMTP:bluekanary at yahoo.com]
> Sent:	Monday, January 07, 2002 3:10 PM
> To:	wplug-plan at wplug.org
> Subject:	RE: [wplug-plan] ORA and Lending Library
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I thought wplug members would
> insist on having the books in a close proximity
> to where wplug holds meetings. Of course these books
> can be borrowed by people at other Carnegie branches
> or other libraries that participate in interlibrary
> loan with the Carnegie system. I am open to the idea
> of donating the books to different branches of 
> Carnegie library system (or other libraries that
> co-operate well with Carnegie) for greater diversity
> around the Western PA area.
> 
> To have the best diversity, we could consider giving
> a book(s) to libraries outside the Carnegie sytem. We
> will have to be carefull that a library we give
> a book(s) to doesn't hoard the book for only the
> members of it's community. Northland library has a
> history of not playing well with others, however 
> times may have changed.
> 
> Here is a list of libraries all around allegheny
> county.
> http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/libraries/pgh.html
> 
> As an information scientist, I am convinced that
> freedom of information and free source go
> hand-in-hand.
> Work has already begun on a world-wide internet
> library http://www.ulib.org/
> 
> Andrew Carnegie would be proud.
> http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/carnegie.html
> 
> I have borrowed books from various libraries that say
> inside the front cover, courtesy of so and so. A small
> plug shouldn't be a problem.
> 
> We are left with one important problem...
> Do we have books to donate?
> 
> Thanks,
> Beth Lynn
> 
> --- David Ostroske <eksortso at linuxmail.org> wrote:
> > Yeah, that is a great idea!
> > 
> > If we had some Avery labels, we could make up a
> > bunch of "Donated by WPLUG" or "Courtesy of _____"
> > stickers, each with a color logo and the web
> > address. Then we could stick them on the inside
> > covers of the books (assuming they'll take them like
> > that).
> > 
> > (Will they take them like that?)
> > 
> > Four corners of Western PA. I like that. The earth
> > doesn't have corners, but Western PA has at least
> > two! (:
> > 
> > --- Dave Ostroske
> >     eksortso at linuxmail.org
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Landefeld, Alex" <alandefeld at kl.com>
> > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:51:54 -0500
> > To: "'wplug-plan at wplug.org'" <wplug-plan at wplug.org>
> > Subject: RE: [wplug-plan] ORA and Lending Library
> > 
> > 
> > > Whoa!   Now that's a capital idea!  Inadvertantly
> > (of course) advertise
> > > wplug with a "plug" on the inside cover, while
> > continuing the tradition
> > > started by that little Scotsman!    :)  Linux,
> > after all, is about free
> > > access to information (the kernel, that is...).
> > > 
> > > Actually, why limit it to the main branch?  We
> > want penguin fans from the
> > > four corners of the ear...er...western pa!   :)
> > > 
> > > ..alex.
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Beth Lynn [mailto:bluekanary at yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 5:22 PM
> > > To: wplug-plan at wplug.org
> > > Subject: RE: [wplug-plan] ORA and Lending Library
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > forgive me I'm a little behind on my emails...
> > > 
> > > Here's an idea that may satisfy all angles
> > > of this issue...
> > > 
> > > Donate some linux books to Carnegie Library with
> > > the request that they be held at the main branch.
> > > 
> > [...]
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