Right now I’m sitting on a large, decorative rock just outside the front door of the central branch of the Jackson County Library System in Medford, OR. Check out their hours then look at the date and time on this post. This place has been closed for hours and I’m sitting out on the sidewalk using their open linksys Wi-Fi connection. Not only am I writing this post I’m listening to KUVO in Denver via iTunes while writing this…
So, what’s the big deal? Well, after Akma’s recent experience being harassed by the local cops in Nantucket for doing exactly what I’m doing at this moment I’m trying to make a point; tomorrow. Tomorrow I’ll be teaching my policy workshop at Rogue Community College next door. One of the issues I’ll be discussing is exactly this one. This should be fun especially since a few librarians from the Medford branch will be in attendance.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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