It took a lot longer for us to give them the telescope that it will take for
them to get it ready to loan out. I'm not concerned. I'm working on
telescopes for the Cheney Public Library, Harrison Idaho Public Library, and a
couple of others.
Jenny is submitting an application for the Horkheimer Library Telescope. If we
win I have no doubt we will quickly give that one away too. The library
telescope program seems to be going very well--I still need to get some plates
hammered out for the last two telescopes.
Which reminds me--the Harrison Library will need to arrange to get a case too.
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo
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On Mon, 7/3/17, <jenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Subject: [SAS] Re: SAS's Orion Starblast 4.5 (Donated to Moran Prairie)
Awaiting "Case" Before Loan-Out
To: sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, July 3, 2017, 2:04 PM
Hello David,
Six
weeks is not that long. It took Shadle library a few months
before
they first loaned out the telescope,
for example. They chose to have
each
librarian use the scope for a week or two, as well as keep
it out
of circulation until some scope use
presentations were provided by the
club.
When we gave the telescope to
Moran Prairie, we also advised that they
allow the librarians to first take home the
scope and try it out so they
could better
understand how it works and anticipate user questions.
Considering the skies didn't really clear
up until a few weeks ago, it
appears they
would be right on schedule for finishing up that part.
It's important to remember
that these telescopes do not belong to the
club once we give them to the library. We are
not "baby sitting" them,
per se,
we are just available to help if need be. The person that
volunteers for each library can handle
follow up with the librarians.
The scopes
are now in the ownership of the library, not the club, and
it
is up to them to determine how best to
use the scopes to serve their
library
users.
-Jenny
On 2017-07-03
14:38, David Luders wrote:
Be advisedthat the Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro telescope (donated to
the Moran Prairie Branch of the SpokaneCounty Library District) still
has notbeen "loaned out" to anyone. A quick search of
SCLD Catalog turned up notelescope, so I sent them a message via
their Facebook page (see below). Although I had nothing to
the telescope'smodification and donation during the May 13, 2017
event at Moran Prairie, I am heartened bythe Library Telescope
Program. Infact, I procured another Orion Starblast 4.5 + Celestron
8-24mm Zoom Eyepiece (for another librarydonation), if somebody from
SAS wouldbe willing to modify it in the same fashion suggested by
New Hampshire Astronomical Society( http://nhastro.com/ltp.php [1] ;).
Prairie telescope contact the library
Could the "parents" of the Moran
to get it a "protective case", so that it can be
general public? Ihave seen other libraries simply place the Orion
Starblast in a big Rubbermaid containerfull of pillows....
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over 1-1/2 months since the Spokane
David Luders [2] "It's been
Astronomical Society donated a $300 Orion Starblast 4.5
the Moran Prairie Libraryfor loan-out -- when will it be added to the
catalog so that folks can check it out?There was a lot of time and
effort putinto the telescope modifications, and it's (apparently)
with indifference bySCLD...."
· Reply [3] · 21 hrs [4] __ [3]
" Hello, David. The telescope was
[5]
Spokane County Library District [5]
provided without a protective case. We have reached out to
libraries to see what cases mayoffer the protection and durability we
are looking for so that the telescope isn't damaged
while checked out. Wecan promise that it isn't indifference but care
and caution that is going into thesolution for this problem. If you
would like to discuss details or offer suggestions, you are
call us at509-893-8200."
[5] https://www.facebook.com/SpokaneCountyLibraryDistrict/?rc=p
Links:
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[1] http://nhastro.com/ltp.php
[2] https://www.facebook.com/david.luders.7?rc=p
[3]
https://www.facebook.com/SpokaneCountyLibraryDistrict/posts/10155355478007189?comment_id=10155639460867189&reply_comment_id=10155642097057189¬if_t=feed_comment¬if_id=1499096191669676#
[4]
https://www.facebook.com/SpokaneCountyLibraryDistrict/posts/10155355478007189?comment_id=10155639460867189&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D