Today we welcomed David Lee King from the Topeka Shawnee County Library system in Kansas to talk about innovative learning and creative spaces that have blossomed during the pandemic. Regular Regulars Tom, Jill, Paul and Maurice da host were also on the call.

Notes and Quotes: Full notes on the T is for Training blog @ tisfortraining.wordpress.com

We were Google Kansas for just one day.

Check out the American Connectivity Program part of the big infrastructure bill for resources (aka cash) to do some work libraries already do for the community.

“My Soul Patch was on Fire”

30-dollar broadband with equipment can help the economic angle of the digital divide.

How do we deal with the first/last mile? Modems, access points in a home/apartment, computers/internet-ready devices for all?

Think like a designer. Create, screw up, fix, recreate, repeat until you reveal the sculpture in the marble.

Do we hire staff to open the library on Local, State and Federal holidays? What does that mean for recruitment, management, and unions?

How do we help libraries become Design Organizations? (There are links on the blog post all about how)

The goalposts have shifted from access to technology to access the knowledge to use the technology.