Why isn't this Happening
Posted by Christopher Markman
Sometimes you just have to get those ideas out there...been thinking about this one for a while after listening to a GSLIScast and I wanted to wait for a research paper or something to smooth everything out. In light of my last post however, I'd rather see it enacted than take personal credit ; ) I think we should repurpose old houses in key locations within communities as digital-age, self-sustaining, community wide wireless internet access points.
This place will have no books in stock. It will have many computers.
It will be hyper-connected to other local libraries via Interlibrary Loan.
It will generate its own energy with whatever local means is deemed most cost effective by the community, feeding excess energy back into the local grid.
It will be focal point in continuing education for the local community.
It will be managed by librarians.
It will be state funded.
It will pay for itself.
It will be pretty awesome.
Posted: July 10, 2008 6:07 pm | 0 comments
Tags: free internet, microgeneration, new libraries