[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Lending Library?

[jim]

   Many different people have donated books to the library. 
Each with their own intentions. 

   Before I brought in the big bunch of boxes, I discussed 
them with some people with respect to sorting them not just 
by category but by desirability and use. 
   I tho't I was clear that the vetting process would be 
with respect to keeping or discarding as well as to lending 
or not. Those books not wanted for whatever reason I have 
volunteered to dispose of in some other way. 
   Some of the books I have presented for the Noisebridge 
library were with the understanding that they were for the 
library, for the use of all, not to be taken off premises. 
The underlying intention is to build the value of the 
library. The underlying concern is not to lose the books. 
I hope concerns can be addressed in the now-long-delayed 
vetting process. 

   It seems to me that we should have two libraries, one 
lending and the other non-lending. I believe most of the 
books and other dead-tree items would be lendable and only 
something like one or two hundred would be protected, 
should we agree on that idea. 

   At any rate, the vetting process of accepting the books 
has been on hold until after we have built shelves. I'm 
about done with my existing electrical promises and want 
to turn my attention to the library bookshelves as well as 
improving the storage room. 
   I have repeatedly asked for help with building the 
shelves and have gotten promises of eventual help. There 
is a current plan for additional bookshelves that has 
partly been blasted by the reshuffling of the sewing 
machine work space, not that I'm complaining, just noting 
that the move has ignored previous discussions claiming the 
space for the eventual bookshelves by way of noting that 
noisebridge resistance to formalities has its downsides. 
Note I prefer the resistance to formalities overall and 
accept the downsides of confusion and enhanced frustration. 

   I believe that some of the books in the boxes are highly 
valuable and hope that we can include them in the 
noisebridge library and protect their existence there. I 
think this is true for some of the books in the metal 
shelves, too. 
   It seems to me that resolving this matter involves 
unwraveling issues of being excellent to each other. 
jim 




On Mon, 2010-02-08 at 10:59 -0800, Leif Ryge wrote:
> On 02/06/2010 08:51 PM, jim wrote:
> > it is not excellent to disregard the intentions of
> > donors: at least we should understand the intent of the
> > donation before co-opting stuff for personal purposes.
> 
> How do you know people aren't donating with the expectation that it *is* 
> a lending library? I've always assumed it is, and have told donors and 
> borrowers it is. By telling people that it isn't, aren't you 
> disregarding intentions and making donations less useful?
> 
> ~leif (haven't read this entire thread, sorry)
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