Today I saw stacks of computers that are targeted for kids, including those attending Polenta Elementary School, but they remain unused in a warehouse off I-40 by the airport, because they are missing one inexpensive part. A working used part would be great. Some lack a USB keyboard, others are missing a USB mouse, and still others need only a 40GB or larger SATA hard drive. At this time no other parts are needed. These are items that many of us would normally discard as we purchase new equipment. If you have any of these parts to donate, please deliver them to Triangle United Way T4T or Cleveland Library (919-661-6565) as soon as possible. A $65 donation will provide a complete computer for a child in our community.
It completely sounds like the county is not utilizing e-rate for the schools and library. Why is that?
Tell me what you know about the county not using E-rate. We are the only library banned from using E-rate in Johnston County, which is why we have been paying an extra $1,200 a year in U-verse bills to provide free Internet to our residents. If the others are not getting the rate, possibly they decided not to file the paperwork.
Banned because there is no incorporated entity Essentially: E-rate is only for public libraries and schools and since we don't have a county or incorporated town, we are banned from becoming a public library, therefore we are banned from receiving E-rate. ยง 153A-263. Public library systems authorized. A county or city may: (1) Establish, operate, and support public library systems; (2) Set apart lands and buildings for a public library system; (3) Acquire real property for a public library system by gift, grant, purchase, lease, exercise of the power of eminent domain, or any other lawful method. If a library board of trustees is appointed, a county or city shall, before acquiring real property by purchase, lease, or exercise of the power of eminent domain, seek the recommendations of the board of trustees regarding the proposed acquisition; (4) Provide, acquire, construct, equip, operate, and maintain buildings and other structures for a public library system; (5) Acquire library materials by purchase, exchange, bequest, gift, or any other lawful method; (6) Appropriate funds to carry out the provisions of this Article; (7) Accept any gift, grant, lease, loan, exchange, bequest, or devise of real or personal property for a public library system. Devises, bequests, grants, and gifts may be accepted and held subject to any term or condition that may be imposed by the grantor or trustor, except that no county or city may accept or administer any term or condition that requires it to discriminate among its citizens on the basis of race, sex, or religion. (1953, c. 721; 1963, c. 945; 1971, c. 698, s. 3; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
Why not start with combining some of the parts they have in order to make a complete PC? Presumably, if one is missing the keyboard, one is missing the mouse and one is missing the hard drive you can get two of the three working by taking the missing parts from the other one. That would get a bunch of those things on the road.
A public library in Cleveland is currently banned by law. Although most of the older public libraries in the state, even in Johnston County, started with donated books, unskilled volunteers for a couple hours a week/month, a little rent free space hither and yon, and used both the concept and the name "public library," we were informed at the state library/DCR level that we may not start a "public library" or use the name "public library" since we do not have an incorporated community to ensure our financial stability and to help provide tax dollars. If we were paying for cast bronze sign letters, eliminating "public library" would save us quite a bit.
I have a few drives. Not all of them are Sata though? There are no Pata / IDE slots on those boards in the PC's? What are your hours for drop off at the library?
Lending Library fits really well, since we lacked seating space Good thinking. We also had the first free computer lab with free 24/7 WiFi at 40/42 and we didn't do Internet gambling. If we did, we probably wouldn't be broke. Technally we can be called a membership/subscription library since our recent budget was based on a $35 per year family membership. There are only 16 left in the country. Tryon, N.C., has one left from 1898.
Triangle United Way builds by combining working parts, but one of their volunteers used the wrong keyboard USB adapters to get the computers out the door fast and failed to run another check before releasing the computers. Those had two non-working parts to replace. Alas, we all make mistakes.
