Why is Tom Hubbard running?
Why am I running for a seat on the Library Board?
Good question. It's a fine library. It's doing a great job. The community supports it. It has a very competent and helpful staff. What difference would my presence on the Board make?
Recently my wife Monica and I were watching Bill Moyers on KCET as he interviewed Grace Lee Boggs. Boggs is 92 years old. She and her husband have been involved in every social movement in this country over the last 70 years. The Labor Union Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, The Women's Movement - all of them.
After interviewing her Moyers said, “So it is that this woman who marched and agitated and argued in mass movements and social protests for over 70 years...has come full circle...to find seeds of hope in small places where people work quietly and patiently on every imaginable front.”
That got to me. I asked myself, "What do I have to help my community of Altadena? How do I use it to make a difference?"
Well, I have a vision of this Library as a vital educational center of our entire community's life. I have experience and understanding of how libraries must serve in this computer age. And I have a commitment to do the work that will ensure the Library’s health for our children and grandchildren.
That's why I ask for your vote on November 6.
Good question. It's a fine library. It's doing a great job. The community supports it. It has a very competent and helpful staff. What difference would my presence on the Board make?
Recently my wife Monica and I were watching Bill Moyers on KCET as he interviewed Grace Lee Boggs. Boggs is 92 years old. She and her husband have been involved in every social movement in this country over the last 70 years. The Labor Union Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, The Women's Movement - all of them.
After interviewing her Moyers said, “So it is that this woman who marched and agitated and argued in mass movements and social protests for over 70 years...has come full circle...to find seeds of hope in small places where people work quietly and patiently on every imaginable front.”
That got to me. I asked myself, "What do I have to help my community of Altadena? How do I use it to make a difference?"
Well, I have a vision of this Library as a vital educational center of our entire community's life. I have experience and understanding of how libraries must serve in this computer age. And I have a commitment to do the work that will ensure the Library’s health for our children and grandchildren.
That's why I ask for your vote on November 6.
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2 Comments:
It seems like the fact that you are blogging is a great indication that you will embrace and support community accessible technology through the library. Do you have any thoughts about the library supporting accessible technology for the public or providing seminars to teach people how to do things like use email more effectively, set up their own blog, etc?
Absolutely! But first, the Library's electrical system must undergo a major upgrade. My understanding, and I need to verify this again, is that existing software cannot be upgraded because the electrical system is so old.
More on this on my blog before November 6!
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