Jim – Congratulations on your retirement! Wishing you all the best as you move into this next chapter. Thanks for your service to public libraries in Oregon and for our partnership over the years.
--Jill Nishi
U.S. Libraries & Special Initiatives
To celebrate Jim Scheppke's service as Oregon State Librarian from 1991 to 2011
Jim didn't want a traditional retirement party. "Too many greenhouse gas emissions, not to mention unwanted calories," he said. So instead we are having a Virtual Retirement Party - carbon neutral and heart healthy!
To celebrate, Jim wants all his colleagues and associates to post a good wish, photo or a memory to this blog. You can even ask Jim a question. Jim will reply to every post! (Jim will be the only person able to comment on messages after they are posted).
And while you're at it, Jim hopes you will consider a donation in his honor to his favorite charity, our own Talking Book and Braille Services.
Please submit your message before Jim retires on December 30, 2011. Include your name at the end of your message.
To celebrate, Jim wants all his colleagues and associates to post a good wish, photo or a memory to this blog. You can even ask Jim a question. Jim will reply to every post! (Jim will be the only person able to comment on messages after they are posted).
And while you're at it, Jim hopes you will consider a donation in his honor to his favorite charity, our own Talking Book and Braille Services.
Please submit your message before Jim retires on December 30, 2011. Include your name at the end of your message.
Friday, November 18, 2011
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Thank you Jill. And best wishes to you in your new job at the Foundation. You can be proud of what you accomplished to solidify the gains we have made in public access computing in every US public library, and to begin to have the data we need to show the phenomenal impact of our work in this area. When I became Oregon State Librarian in 1991, public access computing was just an idea. Now, thanks mostly to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, it is an essential service in our public libraries, and a big part of the reason public libraries in Oregon continue to thrive despite the bad economy. We will be forever grateful for your work!
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