OPLIN provides broadband internet for all of Ohio's public libraries, along with other useful services like statewide research databases & web development.
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OPLIN is closed for Memorial Day. See you tomorrow!
ALT Memorial day OPLIN is closed with flag in background
Geek Pride Day is this week, and the OPLIN staff is celebrating by sharing their geeky interests. Here's one from Derek Zoladz: "I've been collecting artwork from thrift shops in central Ohio for several years."
Geek Pride Day is this week and OPLIN's staff is sharing their geekiest interests. Here's from Christine Morris: "I am a Ladies of Longford groupie, and I have been known to stay out till almost 11pm on a weekend to catch a show at Byrne's Pub."
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Geek Pride Day is this week, so we're celebrating with all of the geeky stuff the OPLIN staff does. Here's from Laura Solomon:
"I spend a lot of time in VR; Beat Saber in particular. There's nothing like getting lost in the hypnotizing onslaught of lighted cubes"
ALT Screenshot of Beat Saber panels
Geek Pride Day is this week, so we're celebrating with all of the geeky stuff the OPLIN staff does. Here's from Don Yarman:
"I knit sweaters I've seen in movies and TV. It started with a sweater seen in two episodes of Firefly. Most recently, I made the sweater from Knives Out."
ALT Wash's sweater by Don Yarman
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"people who smile while they are alone used bo tbe called insane until we invented smartphones and social media."
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Did you miss this webinar with cybersecurity expert Sean Whalen? Catch it here:
youtube.com/watch?v=6-CKIuJH…
DID YOU KNOW? We have a super-special, super-secret group (ok, maybe not so secret). That's where most of our funny stuff goes. If you work in an Ohio public library, you can join it.
facebook.com/groups/16668210…
ALT Water cooler discussion, advice and the less formal side of OPLIN
"The threat of digital light is less medical than it is moral. Behind the bogeyman of blue light exposure is an almost gothic fear of mutation: Inundated by digital light and severed from the movements of the sun and moon, who, or what, are we becoming? "
wired.com/story/dark-modes-s…
Want a free cyber hygiene audit for your library? Get more info at oplin.ohio.gov/security
ALT Cyber hygenine services: free vulnerability scans for Ohio public libraries. Learn more at https://oplin.ohio.gov/security