[mdlug] MDLUG - Talk to Dearborn Henry Ford Centenial Library about use of spa ce

[gib at juno.com]

We have a positive response from the library.

I will bring this up as a topic in our next meeting (3/8/2014).  If we can get a general consensus to move the meeting to Dearborn then the first chance would be in April (4/12/2014).

Please note they would like us to provide some workshops and some planning and scheduling is needed.

Here is the text of the message from the library:

The library director is in tentative agreement to allow your group to use the facility without charge.  However, she would like us to document what we will be providing you, and what you will be providing for the library.  I can put together something on behalf of the library – that we’ll make our space available, provide use of our equipment, provide use of WiFi to members / participants, promote event, provide registration for event (if necessary) and etc., whatever else we can think of.  What you need to do is list for me the meetings you intend to have, as well as programs you will present for our patrons.   Include dates / times where possible so that we can check availability of space.  Aside from a presentation at your meetings, she does have some expectation that your group would provide a presentation / workshop for the general public (that we would help promote) on some regular basis.  Every other month?  Quarterly?  We can work that out based on your program ideas and availability of rooms and presenters.  If you need some time to discuss with your members and/or find presenters, that’d be fine.  Perhaps we can start with a six-month time frame, that way you aren’t having to plan too far out in advance for your programs. 

I think we can work through this via email for now, and once we’ve put together the documentation we’ll arrange for you to come back and meet again with the director in attendance and formalize things.

 

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "gib at juno.com" <gib at juno.com>
To: mdlug at mdlug.org,  discuss at mug.org
Subject: Re: MDLUG - Talk to Dearborn Henry Ford Centenial Library about use of  spa ce
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 01:20:48 GMT

I talked to a couple of the support staff at the library today.  They seemed very positive and supportive.  They will talk to the management of the library next.  Hopefully, we will have word soon.

If this is approved by the library then we will have some options.  We could continue to meet in our current location for the next several meeting or we could move the meeting to Dearborn.  We can talk about this in our meeting this month (same location as last month).

They also were interested in any additional training or workshops that we might do. They get requests from people looking for help with some specific needs. They mentioned they had two people ask about video editing. They have older people who want to know how to use Facebook. 

They currently have some Micosoft Office training.  I said we could do something with open source.  They were aware of Libra Office (they called it Open office at first).  They thought it might be good to put some open source video editing software on their computers for the public to use.

They have a computer room with a dozen "older" computers.  They want to upgrade.  I told them about LTSP and some of the things Mat was able to do in the old location in Inkster.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "gib at juno.com" <gib at juno.com>
To: mdlug at mdlug.org
Cc: discuss at mug.org
Subject: MDLUG - Talk to Dearborn Henry Ford Centenial Library about use of spa ce
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 02:11:23 GMT

I found someone at the City of Dearborn Henry Ford Centenial Library to talk to about use of some space to have our meetings.  They are wondering what we can do for them.  I suspect I can explain what we are all about.  I was just hoping to get ideas from the members.

We can have our normal, technical (okay, boring) unstructured discussions.
Maybe we can provide some technical presentations.

Does anyone think we can put together more formal training? 
Education series for the masses? 
Community help for non-technical people provided by geeks?
Focus sessions on topics of interest in technical areas?
Geek topics - scifi, science, gadgets.
Programming classes.
Security (wifi use, key management, web use tips).
Career day.
Vendor product display.
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