[NCLUG] Networking at the library.

[Joseph DiVerdi]

At 2:24 PM -0600 8/8/2003, Sean Reifschneider wrote:
>I was at the Harmony branch of the public library a few months ago and
>was asking around a bit about networking there.  They have a really nice
>meeting space there that would be perfect for install fests and the
>like, and should be much easier to deal with than trying to negotiate
>things with the CSU LUG.
>
>They have networking in there, but only internal networking, which we
>couldn't use for any NCLUG meetings.  They've talked about setting up
>the ability for people to use the net there, but want to make the public
>part of the net segmented from the rest of the net.
>
>I mentioned that NCLUG is a networking group and that my company does
>this sort of thing as part of it's business, plus many people in the
>group are very familiar with it.  I explained that we'd donate time and
>probably equipment to get it so that there was usable net at the
>library, but the person I was speaking to there couldn't have been less
>interested.  I left my card, but haven't heard a peep.
>
>So, my question is wether there's interest in setting up the library
>such that we could more easily have regular install-fests, and if anyone
>has any contacts at the library that might take it more seriously.  Or
>perhaps some other ideas on how to approach it.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Sean

Dear Sean,

I did a bit of training for library staff a few months ago and learned a bit about the internal organization. 
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