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Meet Meg, our new coworking librarian

dball — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:41:56 +0000

Earlier this year marketing guru Seth Godin created a bit of a stir with his post about the future of libraries. This line in particular caught a lot of peoples’ attention:

The next library is a place, still. A place where people come together to do co-working and coordinate and invent projects worth working on together. Aided by a librarian who understands the Mesh, a librarian who can bring domain knowledge and people knowledge and access to information to bear.

Across town, Meg Knodl, a Senior Librarian in Communications and Community Engagement at Hennepin County Library, also noticed Godin’s post.

A quick aside: you may know Meg from UnSummit or Social Media Breakfast. What you may not know (and what Meg is too modest to tell you) is that she’s kind of a rockstar in the world of library science. In fact, as I write this, she’s heading to New Orleans to be recognized by the Library Journal as a 2011 Mover and Shaker.

Last month, Meg approached us with a brilliant idea: could she try to create a coworking librarian position at CoCo?

There was only one possible answer: “How soon can you start?”

So, please join us in welcoming Meg Knodl as the world’s first Coworking Librarian (as far as we know!). She will be helping us to develop a philosophy and approach toward programming, which is the professional word for all the social, cultural and educational events and activities that support our coworking community.

Meg will be coworking at both the St. Paul and Minneapolis locations on Wednesdays. (The other days of the week, she’ll still be at Hennepin County Library). If you have ideas about programs you’d like to participate in, attend or offer, please contact Meg at megknodl@gmail.com. Of course, Meg will also available for research and resource questions.

SMBMSP Tweetup a huge success!

dball — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:18:39 +0000

Thanks everyone who came out for SMB’s decidedly non-breakfasty meetup at CoCo on Feb. 28. Check out the pictures from the bash.

Photo by Lauren Melcher (@lgmelcher)

Welcome SMBMSP peeps!

dball — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:34:40 +0000

If you’re coming down to CoCo for the SMBMSP tweetup…welcome. We’re delighted to play host to the largest SMB chapter in the country. Here are some essential deets:

Come early and get some work done!

SMBMSP members can spend the day at CoCo for free! This includes Internet, Wi-FI, great coffee, printer/copier, meeting space, etc. New to Lowertown? We have lots of day parking options.

Welcome SMBMSP peeps!

dball — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:16:00 +0000

If you heard about CoCo at SMBMSP, then you’ve come to the right place to get more information about coworking.

See the video again

See pictures of the space (before painting and furniture).

Learn about our plans and pricing.

Ready to start coworking? You can sign up and pay online.

Downtown St. Paul too far away? Check out The 3rd Place in St. Anthony Park.