"Projects like Windows on the World are very valuable in bringing public programming to rural and mid-sized libraries likes ours. We very much appreciate the ways in which it helps us leverage our Virtual University to bring additional educational and recreational events to our community.

Palm Springs has enjoyed great success with videoconferenced public programming because our patrons have been able to have cultural experiences that they could only have found in larger urban areas. Our residents are accustomed to these kinds of opportunities, which help integrate their cultural lives from their previous homes to their new homes in the desert.

The Library is looking forward to offering the same kinds of experiences with the programs that Windows on the World can bring us in the coming year, and we have scheduled several of them, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s art survey programs."

     — Margaret Roades, Director, Palm Springs Public Library

 

"This [Ocean Institute program] was an opportunity for one of our after-school programs to take a field trip to the National City Public Library and be introduced to a new technology. We believe that the event was very successful and are eager to work with Windows on the World programming again."

     — Deborah La Torre, National City Public Library

 

"We would love to use more Windows on the World programming as part of our Summer Reading and after school programs. Having the programming supported by the LSTA grant is very important, because I don’t think we could afford to pay a program fee on top of our telecommunications costs."

     —Margaret Miles, Director, Plumas County Library

 

"The content [from LACMA] was fantastic. Our audience raved about the program. Thank you for an interesting, enriching experience, which made a wonderful part of our BRAVO festival during National Library Week."

     — Annie Robb, Director, Paso Robles Public Library