Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Public libraries can be a good entry point for raising open source awareness

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
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> On 26 Mar 2024, at 18:59, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro@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
>
>
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