As nearly everyone who knows me knows, I love libraries. Countless times over the years I've said, "Libraries are the one thing I don't mind paying taxes for." (Road repairs, as inconvenient as they are, are a close second.)
So it was somewhat heartbreaking when the Covid-19 pandemic came along and our local Duluth library was closed, with. large percentage of the staff laid off. I've been going to the library 2 to 3 times a week for decades, and I got to know many of the library staffers by name. I even wrote the beginning of a short story about an old man who went to the library because he had no friends and was kept alive by the kindness shown him by librarians.
Worse still, was running into one of the laid off front desk staffers on the street and finding out that these dedicated workers were not only laid off, but now had no medical insurance. During a pandemic! This was all last spring and who knows how long it will continue?
What's up with you? After 21 wonderful years, my library job is kaput. But I'm still writing library humor. Library Bingo for the Pandemic Era.
15 Signs That Your Partner is Thinking of Voting Republican.
The One Sentence that is Guaranteed to Make Your Editor's Eyes Roll.How Are You? What's the Right Answer to this Polite and Meaningless Question?
Whenever I write about having Meniere’s, at least one person tells me that reading it has caused them to realize that they probably have it too. (Hopefully, that won’t be you.)
I don't expect you to read all of these. But even if you read just one, THANK YOU FOR READING ME!
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Here's my interview with Roz. If you're a publisher looking for an entertaining write, check her out.
As for our other librarians, let's pray the doors will open soon. We miss you.
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