The week that was....

It was a terrific week. The first week of June was a real adventure. As president of the WYLD Network Consortium, I spent three days in Buffalo at the annual meeting -- which is a series of workshops and business meetings. I even had the pleasure of leading a tour at the TA Ranch. It was a gorgeous outing -- primarily because the spring rains stopped long enough for us to walk from the old ranch house to the barn
without getting stuck in mud or drenched in rain.

Then the truly unexpected happened. Becky N. called to say "we won the car!" And indeed we did. She and I bought a raffle ticket on a cute, red Audi coupe, and for a week we shared custody of our new toy. It was a great ride, and Becky decided she could not resist that fun. The car is hers.

Then Art Smelser brought a couple of treasures to the library. The family history of Blue Gate Creek homestead, the George Amos property, and other family memories have been compiled, and the two books are on the library shelves. Or you can buy the Smelser Family story at the Rockpile Museum. For the library which continues to honor George Amos, the information is of special value.

Meanwhile, library work continues at a rapid rate. The Children's Department counted 1,306 kids attending the first two weeks of summer reading programs, 11 sessions. The adult and teen readers are earning prizes too. The Library Foundation is tackling the intricacies of the matching funds for the Endowment Challenge-- and yes, we want your donations beginning July 1.

Altogether it was a fantastic, workaholic, surprising week. I'm truly lucky to be your county librarian.