Dear Reader,
It's a party!
We're celebrating National Library Week at the book club. This year's theme is "Connect with Your Library." Send me an email about your local library or if you're a librarian, how has the library changed in your community?
Every day, during National Library Week, I'll be giving away fun prizes to folks who work at libraries. Today's prize (carryover from Friday), is a "Bookmarks are for Quitters," 15 ounce enamel mug. To enter, click here.
"Suzanne, imagine my surprise when I opened up your email [last week] and it talked about the library in Bedford, NH. I worked there as well, albeit that was many moons ago. It got me reminiscing about some of the more memorable events on the job.
One evening when we were preparing to close up the library for the night, and I went out to the vestibule to check the book drop one last time. Now you never know what you might find dropped off in the book drop. Oftentimes someone would accidentally include their personal travel books along with their library books. Once in a while you might find some keys, or cash used as a bookmark. Periodically, some X-rated magazines were left in the drop. I'm not sure if that was accidental or intentional--perhaps in an effort to cause a stir among the normally calm and composed library staff?
This particular night it was a hamster. What a cute little guy he was sitting there in his little cage, with seemingly not a care in the world. But, with an animal shelter just five miles up the road, why would someone drop off a hamster at the library? And most importantly, what are we going to do with him? My coworkers 'oohed and aahed' when I brought the hamster in, but were lightning quick in declining to take him home for the night. I think I got the mother-of-the-year award that night when I showed up at home with that hamster cage in my arms."
-- Cheers, Andrea D.
Everyone has a feel-good story about their library or a special librarian, share it with readers who read at the book club.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Warmest regards,
Suzanne Beecher
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