How cool! I would be happy to help out however I can. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 11:42 AM, <cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ok board > below e-mail > I guess we need to decide how we want to proceed. I will do my research > and bring a proposal to the board. > > What I think we might want to think about is having a committee for this > with at least one board member on it. > So I will start to do some serous research. > > Debbie > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Cathy Bakken" <cbakken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *To: *"Debbie Cotton (cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx)" <cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent: *Saturday, March 21, 2015 10:32:02 AM > *Subject: *RE: Library Telescope Program > > Hi Debbie, > > I’ve forwarded the idea up the chain to the head of programming, and she > likes the idea. She has talked to Andrew Chance, the library director. > > And he likes the idea too. Spokane Public Library is interested in > partnering with the SAS to offer telescopes for checkout. So of course many > details would need to be worked out, I’m sure… The board would probably > have to think this through and decide whether and how to proceed. > > You can consider me as the liaison at this point, between the library and > the SAS. If you have questions for the library, let me know. If you want to > have a meeting, let me know. This is my work email: > cbakken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > Thanks for thinking of us! Cathy > > > > Cathy Bakken > > Public Services Librarian > > Spokane Public Library > > East Side, Hillyard and Indian Trail Branches > > Direct Phone Line: 444-5470 > > cbakken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > East Side Phone #: 444-5375 > > Hillyard Phone #: 444-5380 > > Indian Trail Phone #: 444-5395 > > > > > > > > *From:* Cathy Bakken [mailto:cgbakken@xxxxxxxxx <cgbakken@xxxxxxxxx>] > *Sent:* Friday, March 20, 2015 7:17 AM > *To:* Cathy Bakken > *Subject:* Fw: Library Telescope Program > > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > *From:* "cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx" <cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* cgbakken@xxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:37 AM > *Subject:* Library Telescope Program > > > > > > > > Cathy > > I am wondering if the Spokane area Library's would be interested in > > the Library Telescope program that started in New Hampshire and interest > is now spreading to different areas of the United States. > > They started the program in 2008 I have attached a websites from different > areas. If you think this might be possible I will draft a letter to the > library of what we have planned. We have some excitement from a couple of > board members. I know we have a member that is a librarian up at the > Sandpoint library and I think they might be interested. > > http://nhastro.com/ltp.php > > > http://www.cornerstonesofscience.org/what-we-do/programs-supports-and-services/library-telescope-program/ > > http://www.slasonline.org/librarytelescope.html > > http://www.kasonline.org/libscope.html > > https://www.astroleague.org/content/library-telescope-program > > > > Let me know what you think > > > > Thanks Debbie Cotten > > Outreach, Event Coordinator & > Secretary of > The Spokane Astronomical Society > cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx > 509-991-2518 > > > > > > > > > >