[RTC List] TechSoup-Internet Archive Bookmobile

[Kitty Yancheff]

Hello All,
  The Internet Archive Bookmobile will be showcasing at the Oysters and Ale benefit for the Humboldt County Library on Friday, September 14, 2007 on Woodley Island, 5:30-9:30 p.m. The bookmobile will be on the Island and will also be stopping at the Main Library, Hoopa and Blue Lake libraries. The entire Media Release follows:
   
  TechSoup-Internet Archive Bookmobile Tour Celebrates Free Access to Information for Everyone 
  Free Books Printed on Demand at Humboldt County Library Branches and 
  Oysters& Ale Library Benefit on Woodley Island
   
  For Immediate Release 
   
  WHAT 
  Why are two tech-focused nonprofits excited about low-tech books? Open and free access to literature and other writings has long been considered essential to education and to the maintenance of an open society. To that end, the Internet Archive Bookmobile (www.archive.org/texts/bookmobile.php) is pairing up with nonprofit TechSoup (www.techsoup.org) to celebrate the important role libraries play in keeping information free and available to everyone; whether it is by offering free access to printed materials, or allowing patrons access to the Internet using public computers. 
   
  On a two-week tour of Northern California, both organizations will visit rural libraries across the state, offering free books to patrons and free technical advice to librarians.
   
  WHO 
  - The Internet Archive is a nonprofit that is building an Internet library of historical collections and books in the public domain and offers permanent access to this information free of charge. 
  - Sarah Washburn, representative of TechSoup and its MaintainIT Project. The MaintainIT Project gathers and distributes stories around how libraries are maintaining and supporting public computers. The tips and techniques collected from libraries are spotlighted in free guides, called Cookbooks, in articles, and on the Web site http://maintainitproject.org. 
   
   
  WHEN and WHERE 
  -          Thursday, September 13, 2-5p.m., Humboldt County Main Library
  -          Friday, September 14, 10-11a.m. Hoopa Branch Library 
  -          Friday, September 14, 12-5 p.m. Blue Lake Branch Library
  -          Friday, September 14, 6-9:30p.m. Woodley Island Marina – Oysters & Ale Library Fundraiser
   
  Public Computers available for observation, pictures, interviews
  Live printing, binding, and delivering of on-demand books
   
   
  VISUALS 
  Unique Internet Archive Bookmobile vehicle; live printing, binding and delivering of on-demand books; patrons and staff gathering around the Bookmobile at the library parking lot, observing the print process. 
   
   
  BACKGROUND
  Fueled by the Internet Archive Bookmobile, TechSoup’s MaintainIT Project will travel to rural libraries across Northern California from September 1-15, 2007. At each stop, it will be gathering and sharing stories to help librarians keep public computers running in their communities. The Bookmobile will showcase its virtual collection of over 20,000 public domain books to library patrons and staff. The tour will also promote the important work libraries do to keep information free and available to everyone.
   
  CONTACT
  Sarah Washburn, TechSoup; 415-971-1737; swashburn at techsoup.org
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