Joshua,

That's awesome! Count me in.

Later,
Tim.

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 7:51 PM <joshua.gage.stone@gmail.com> wrote:
Update: I went ahead with reserving a meeting time for us tomorrow to ensure it'd be available to the club -- 7:00PM to 8:15PM.

I hope that helps!

- Josh

On Wed, 2021-07-14 at 18:30 -0400, joshua.gage.stone@gmail.com wrote:
I can reserve a time slot for tomorrow if there's enough interest in going to the library for a change in pace and scenery. I think it'd be good for transitioning back to in-person meetings!

- Josh

On Wed, 2021-07-14 at 15:39 -0400, Tim Keller wrote:
I think it's a great idea! 

Speaking with the Technopia folks, they're interested in having us, but it sounds like it would happen in the Sept. time frame, I'd like to have a couple in person meetings before that.

Is this something people would be interested in doing tomorrow?

Thanks,
Tim.


On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 9:25 PM joshua.gage.stone--- via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> wrote:
Hey all,

I've learned that the library in my town is open to the public for
hosting club meetings!  More info:


Some of the benefits I can think of for having meetings at the library
include:

- Free hosting
- Free public wifi
- Free on-site parking
- Low noise levels
- Projector and whiteboard are available
- Books, music, movies, etc, are available for checking out
(https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/home)
- Adjacent to many restaurants, most having outdoor seating
- Has EV charging stations nearby
- Access to well-maintained walking trails and public parks

Cons:

- Conference room capacity is capped at 10 occupants
- Meetings must end 15 minutes before library's closing time, so would
have to end at 8:15PM
- Many restaurants might be closed by 9PM


I could imagine going back to our usual monthly meetings, from 7:00PM
to 8:15PM on Thursdays, then walking over to one of the restaurants
next door for food and drinks. I can personally vouch for these local
establishments, all reachable within a 5 minute walk:


What do you think?

- Josh