[SAS-BOD] Re: Fwd: Library Telescope Program

  • From: Nick Monkman <nmonkman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: sasbod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:14:19 -0700

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.
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> 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.
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> Debbie
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> *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
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> Hi Debbie,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks for thinking of us! Cathy
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> Cathy Bakken
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> Public Services Librarian
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> Spokane Public Library
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> East Side, Hillyard and Indian Trail Branches
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> Direct Phone Line: 444-5470
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> cbakken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> East Side Phone #: 444-5375
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> Hillyard Phone #: 444-5380
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> Indian Trail Phone #: 444-5395
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> *From:* Cathy Bakken [mailto:cgbakken@xxxxxxxxx <cgbakken@xxxxxxxxx>]
> *Sent:* Friday, March 20, 2015 7:17 AM
> *To:* Cathy Bakken
> *Subject:* Fw: Library Telescope Program
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> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> *From:* "cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx" <cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* cgbakken@xxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:37 AM
> *Subject:* Library Telescope Program
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> Cathy
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>  I am wondering if the Spokane area Library's would be interested in
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>  the Library Telescope program that started in New Hampshire and interest
> is now spreading to different areas of the United States.
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> 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.
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> http://nhastro.com/ltp.php
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> http://www.cornerstonesofscience.org/what-we-do/programs-supports-and-services/library-telescope-program/
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> http://www.slasonline.org/librarytelescope.html
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> http://www.kasonline.org/libscope.html
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> https://www.astroleague.org/content/library-telescope-program
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> Let me know what you think
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> Thanks Debbie Cotten
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> Outreach, Event Coordinator &
> Secretary of
> The Spokane Astronomical Society
> cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 509-991-2518
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