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Main library channelFSF: The University of Costumed HeroesThe University of Costumed Heroes is an animated video telling the story of a group of heroes falling prey to the powers of proprietary software in education. The university board acquires cutting-edge remote learning software that enables them to continue their operations online, but -- [SPOILER ALERT] -- it may sow the seeds of their downfall. This video is the second in a series of animated videos created by the Free Software Foundation's (FSF), and this one is themed around our campaign against the use of proprietary remote education software. We must reverse the trend...2022-07-0600 min

Main library channelFSF: ShoeTool"ShoeTool" is an animated fairy tale about an elf shoemaker who thinks he buys a machine to help him make shoes... only to find out that there are there are strings attached to his 'purchase.' Software restrictions, analogous to the kinds of restrictions our main character Wendell runs into as a user of the promising ShoeTool, are detrimental to our freedom, creativity, and jobs. We hope watching Wendell's frustrations will shake things up in many homes and help more people understand. People have been looking to the FSF for almost thirty-five years for leadership...2022-07-0600 min

The Leap Into Your Story Podcast with Victoria AndersenInspiration for Writing CareersAbout This Episode Two authors discuss their writing careers in screenplay writing and multiple-genre fiction. About Douglas J. Eboch Douglas J. Eboch is a screenwriter best known for writing the original screenplay for “Sweet Home Alabama”. He is also the author of The Three Stages of Screenwriting and co-author of The Hollywood Pitching Bible. Website: http://douglasjeboch.com/ Social Media: Twitter – 2021-12-1909 min

Animated free software awareness videosThe University of Costumed HeroesThe University of Costumed Heroes is an animated video telling the story of a group of heroes falling prey to the powers of proprietary software in education. The university board acquires cutting-edge remote learning software that enables them to continue their operations online, but -- [SPOILER ALERT] -- it may sow the seeds of their downfall. This video is created by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and is themed around our campaign against the use of proprietary remote education software. Sign the petition too Length: 02:33 Producer & Director: Brad Burkhart Animator: Zygis Luksas 2020-08-0700 min

Animated free software awareness videosShoeToolShoeTool is an animated fairy tale about an elf shoemaker who thinks he buys a machine to help him make shoes... only to find out that there are there are strings attached to his "purchase." ShoeTool was created by the Free Software Foundation Length: 02:05 Producer & Director: Brad Burkhart Animator: Zygis Luksas Story: Douglas J. Eboch 2020-08-0400 min $Let\'s Schmooze with Screenwriter Douglas Eboch$ Let's Schmooze with Screenwriter Douglas EbochLet’s Schmooze Episode 2 – Comic-ConDoug welcomes guests Benjamin Raab (TV writer on "Arrow" and "The Flash" and comic book writer on "The Phantom," "Green Lantern" and many more), Spiro Skentzos (TV writer on "Grimm" and "Arrow" and host of the “Intro to TV Writing” Comic-Con panel), and Eugene Son (animation writer on "Avengers Assemble" and "Star Wars Resistance," among others, and comic book writer on books like "Ultimate Spider-Man"). They discuss Comic-Con, networking, and writing in various media. Follow Spiro Skentzos on Twitter (@spirographo) and Instagram (@spirovisionproductions) Follow Banjamin Raab on Twitter and Instagram (@wondermasons) (Note: podcast not...2020-07-1348 min $Let\'s Schmooze with Screenwriter Douglas Eboch$ Let's Schmooze with Screenwriter Douglas EbochTelevision Showrunners Jill Blotevogel and Matt FedermanScreenwriter Doug Eboch ("Sweet Home Alabama") talks with television showrunners Jill Blotevogel ("Scream," "Tommy") and Matt Federman ("Blood & Treasure") about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on television, surviving the writers room, and breaking into television writing. 2020-07-0659 min

The Little Church StoriesThe PremiereHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. A few months ago, the church served as the location for a short film shoot. The film, “Old, New, Undead, Blue,” was the story of zombies attacking a wedding. It was written and directed by fifteen-year-old Tabitha Dunkleman. Her best friend, Katie O’Donnell, starred as the bride. Katie’s father, Henry O’Donnell, happened to be senior pastor of the church, which was how they’d gotten permission to film there. Several...2012-02-0600 min

The Little Church StoriesA Christmas Eve MiracleHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Christmas was Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell’s busy season. Sure, Easter was the more important holiday from a religious standpoint, but Christmas brought with it all the cultural demands of decorations and gifts and social events as well. So by Christmas Eve, Henry was even more worn down than the average American. And the average American didn’t have to perform two candlelight services like the good pastor did. Every year Hen...2011-12-2400 min

The Little Church StoriesOrphans' ThanksgivingHear the story read by the author In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. The church’s young associate pastor, Michelle Tellum, loves Thanksgiving. She loves the camaraderie of a big gathering of loved ones, the spirit of gratitude, and, most of all, the big, fancy meal. But Michelle’s family lives out of town, and her boyfriend Ian’s parents were spending this year’s holiday in California with the family of his older sister who had recently given birth to their first grandchild. So Michell...2011-11-2700 min

The Little Church StoriesChurch of the Living DeadHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Recently, fifteen-year-old Tabitha Dunkleman found herself sitting in Pastor O’Donnell’s office anxiously awaiting a decision on a request she had made. She was with her best friend Katie who also happened to be the pastor’s daughter. Tabitha hoped that would make a difference. If the pastor didn’t let her shoot in the church, there was no way she could make her short film. Tabitha had only recently decided sh...2011-10-3100 min

The Little Church StoriesThe Car WashHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Recently, Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell invited a visiting African aid worker to speak at a potluck mission luncheon about her work with refugees in Uganda. Pastor O’Donnell sat with his fifteen-year-old daughter Katie. As the presentation started, Katie felt a special kinship with the Ugandan victims of political oppression. After all, she was being forced to attend this snoozefest against her will. She would much rather have been at the mo...2011-10-0300 min

The Little Church StoriesThe SunburnHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Last Sunday morning, Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell stood in his bathroom in his underwear examining himself in the mirror. For the most part, the pastor’s complexion was his usual pasty white. But most of his left arm glowed bright red like a freshly boiled lobster. Which was ironic because a lobster was the cause of his sunburn. He had been driving back from a meeting in Harrisburg on Saturday at abo...2011-09-0500 min

The Little Church StoriesThe Serpent in the CupboardHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Last Sunday was warm and breezy, and the windows of the social hall had been thrown open for coffee hour. Audra Park, however, was too preoccupied to enjoy the weather. She was telling Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell about her ideas for mission projects when she spotted her six-year-old son Tyler making his fourth trip to the refreshment table. “You’ve had enough cookies,” Audra snapped as she intercepted the boy. 2011-08-0700 min

The Little Church StoriesOverrun Hear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. On Mondays Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell goes over the following Sunday’s service with church secretary Tammy Billings so she can make the bulletin. The basic liturgy is the same every week; so usually it’s just a matter of filling in the sermon title, hymn numbers and any special events. But during one recent Monday meeting, Tammy raised a concern about the number of special items that had converged for that particular...2011-07-1100 min

The Little Church StoriesPanic ButtonHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Last week, the church made the police blotter in the Normal Star Times. The mention was brief, but it had taken investigating officers Glenn Johnson and Cindy Beaumont the better part of an hour to sort out exactly what had transpired. On the afternoon in question, Johnson watched as Beaumont poured water into the red, swollen eyes of the pastor, who was sitting on the church steps. Johnson skimmed back over th...2011-06-1300 min

The Little Church StoriesCar TroubleWelcome to the 100th Little Church Story! Hope you've enjoyed them as much as I have. Hear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell has been driving the same car for seven years. His teenage daughter, Katie, often bugs him to get a new one, usually when he’s dropping her off somewhere in front of her friends. And Henry always responds by lecturing Katie on the value of a dollar saved. 2011-05-1600 min

The Little Church StoriesStage ParentsHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. The choir director, Shane Reed, is dating Audra Park, a young, single mother and member of the choir. One recent Friday Shane went to pick her up for a date. When she answered the door, she was laughing so hard tears trickled out of the corners of her eyes. “Is it the shirt?” Shane asked. He had bought his shirt a week before after being encouraged by a perky salesgirl, but he had sus...2011-04-1800 min

The Little Church StoriesBaked Goods Listen to the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Like most churches, this one has coffee hour every Sunday after service. The various church groups rotate responsibility for hosting. Some, like the women’s group, bring elaborate homemade treats. Others, like the young parents, put out a more humble spread of store bought snacks. Most of the congregation barely notices as long as the coffee is hot and strong. But when the men’s group hosted recently, their refreshments had unintended consequences...2011-03-2100 min

The Little Church StoriesThe Sweetheart Dance - Part II Hear the story read by the author. (This is part two of two. To read part I click here or scroll down) In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. This year the church decided to have a Valentine’s Day dance – but not everyone present was excited to be there. Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell’s daughter Katie had agreed to do childcare, but only because her boyfriend, Alex, had dumped her a couple days earlier, killing her Valentine’s Day plans. And Associate Pastor Michelle Tellum’s boyfri...2011-03-0700 min

The Little Church StoriesThe Sweetheart Dance - Part I Hear the story read by the author In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. During coffee hour on the first Sunday in February, Kevin and Jill Boyer asked Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell’s fifteen-year-old daughter Katie if she would babysit for them on Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, Katie already had plans to go out with her boyfriend, Alex. In a small town like Normal, Valentine’s Day was a perfect babysitting storm. Everyone with kids needed one and most of the older teens wanted to go out on date...2011-02-2100 min

The Little Church StoriesStungHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. One morning church secretary Tammy Billings informed Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell that Abigail Leary had passed away. This was sad news, of course, but Abbie was ninety-seven and had been a shut-in since before Henry had become pastor, so it wasn’t exactly unexpected. Henry had visited Abbie regularly, as he did all shut-ins who were members of the congregation, but many people at the church had never even met her. A couple...2011-02-0700 min

The Little Church StoriesHearing BetterHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Recently, the church got an assisted listening system for the hearing impaired. This was a great development for eighty-six year-old Donald East, whose hearing had deteriorated to the point that Pastor Henry O’Donnell’s deep, soothing voice sounded more like an idling tractor engine than human speech. Because of this, Donald frequently fell asleep during the pastor’s sermons. When Donald slept, he snored. And since most of those who sat near him...2011-01-2400 min

The Little Church StoriesResolutions Hear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Every year for the last six years, Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell has made a New Year’s resolution to lose ten pounds. But he’s ended every one of those six years heavier than he began it. A few years ago he tried to achieve his goal by joining a gym. However his busy schedule caused him to stop going after two visits, even though he’d paid for an entire year up front...2011-01-1000 min

The Little Church StoriesScott's First Christmas Hear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Carrie Winslow and her husband Carlos Lopez moved in with Carrie’s parents, church members Del and Karen Winslow, a year and a half ago when the company they worked for went under. In that time, Carrie gave birth to her first child, Scott. In early December, Carrie and Carlos sat Del and Karen down to deliver some big news. They were planning to go to Carlos’s parents’ house in Cincinnati for Scott’s...2010-12-1200 min

The Little Church StoriesThe Boyers Buy A TreeThe following is based on an excerpt from the novellette "The Christmas Tree Lot" available in the book, "The Christmas Tree Lot and Other Holiday Tales from the Little Church Stories" now available at: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/deboch (Hear the story read by the author.) In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there's a little church on the corner of Wilson and Elm. This year the church decided to start a Christmas Tree lot to raise money. Ralph Billings was in charge of running the lot and Henrietta Miggins was in ch...2010-11-2900 min

The Little Church StoriesLaity SundayHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. One Sunday every year is designated Laity Sunday when the members of the congregation run the worship service. The clergy do not get the day off, however. Traditionally they make luncheon for the congregation as a gesture of gratitude. This year, Del Winslow was in charge of Laity Sunday. Del had a personal agenda for the day. He wanted to have a tight, efficient service that ended in exactly one hour. Senior P...2010-11-1500 min

The Little Church StoriesPumpkin CarvingHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. One of Associate Pastor Michelle Tellum’s many jobs at the church is programming. So Michelle was constantly on the lookout for events and activities to encourage fellowship within the congregation. Holidays frequently provided such opportunities. When October rolled around, she suggested to Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell that they hold a jack-o-lantern carving contest the day before Halloween. “Sounds like an excellent idea,” Pastor O’Donnell said. “I can be a judge if you want.”...2010-11-0100 min

The Little Church StoriesThe RunawayHear the story read by the author. In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Eight months ago church members Carlos and Carrie Lopez had their first child, a beautiful boy named Scott. Recently, Scott learned to crawl. This elicited a variety of emotions in the young parents. Both were of course delighted to see their child reach this milestone. But in Carrie this delight was mixed with dread over all the new dangers her precious baby would now be exposed to. Carlos and Carrie were living...2010-10-1800 min

The Little Church StoriesBest Annual Meeting Ever Hear the story read by the author.In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Like most churches, this one has an all-church annual meeting to elect committee members and hear reports from committee chairs. And like most churches it is difficult to get many people from the congregation to attend. Who could blame them? Annual meetings are universally tedious. But this year Senior Pastor Henry O’Donnell had an idea to lure a bigger crowd. They would make it a luncheon. Free food always incr...2010-10-0400 min

The Little Church StoriesRoad RageHear the story read by the author.In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there’s a little church at the corner of Wilson and Elm. Last Sunday Pastor Henry O’Donnell’s wife Jennifer was out of town on business. Which meant Henry was on his own for breakfast. Meals were important to Henry but breakfast was perhaps the most important. If he didn’t get breakfast he became grouchy. And since Sunday mornings were the highest profile part of his workweek it was a bad idea for him to skip breakfast on those days. Jennifer usually...2010-09-2000 min