Thanks for this phil, mind if i use the matterials and ideas to pitch towards the local libraries near me some of them already have a kids scheme to engage themto use the libraries more
Regards, Warren Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Mar 2024, at 18:59, Phil Shapiro <pshap...@his.com> wrote: > > > I work as the public geek at a public library in Maryland. Libraries can be a > good entry point for open source. My library has been committed to open source > for more than 25 years, so my place on work is already fully on board > already, but I visit other public libraries in the Washington DC-area to > nudge them forward. > > For raising open source awareness using public libraries I recommend these > steps: > > 1. Get to know the staff at your local public library. Find out how open > minded they are. If they are not so open minded, don't try to change them. > Just move > on. They are not worth your time. > > If they are open minded, tell them that you'd like to volunteer to teach a > workshop on LibreOffice. For me, LibreOffice Draw is the most enjoyable entry > point. > I use the speech bubbles (callouts) in Draw on top of funny animal photos > from the web. Kids love it if you ask them, "What do you think this dog is > saying? > What is this elephant saying? What is this monkey saying?" Then, type their > text into the speech bubble, print it out -- and they become a walking > testimonial > for LibreOffice. > > 2. Point out to library staff that open source promotes digital inclusion. > You can share with them an article I wrote for PCWorld magazine, back in 2011. > "Does Free Software Promote Dignity." A link to his article can be found on > my opensource.com profile page at [ https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro | > https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro ] > > 3. For the past year, I've been having a blast using LibreOffice Calc to > create a fun, free paper-based math game which promotes conversations about > numbers > around the dining room table. See [ http://pairsmathgame.com/ | > http://pairsmathgame.com ] . and the recent article I wrote for Computers in > Libraries magazine, accessible here. > [ > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EpAYR-YHrOEvc6aBSykYK5-92Z5ucKNl/view?usp=sharing > | > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EpAYR-YHrOEvc6aBSykYK5-92Z5ucKNl/view?usp=sharing > ] > > 4. Public libraries, by definition, are interested in storytelling. Did you > know you can LibreOffice Draw to do 8K storytelling on YouTube? See my example > video at [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsgg4hgjdoY | > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsgg4hgjdoY ] > > Hope this helps, > > Phil Shapiro > Silver Spring, Maryland > > > > -- > -- > Phil Shapiro, [ mailto:pshap...@his.com | pshap...@his.com ] > [ https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro | > https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro ] > https://pairsmathgame.com > [ http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html | > http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html ] > > He/Him/His > > "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 > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
