Tuesday, May 18, 2010
You Know You've Been to Wisconsin if...
...you've heard Michael Perry speak! We were fortunate to have Mr. Perry at Theatre Cedar Rapids this past Saturday. Let me tell you, if you missed this man speak, you should be ashamed of yourself! He was hilarious, endearing and humble with his stories which ranged from kids to kidney stones. For those of you who still are unfamiliar with this man, his book, Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time was our 2010 Linn Area Reads selection. I highly recommend it, along with his other books as well.
Monday, May 3, 2010
3 Reasons Why I Heart Lisa Scottoline
Reason #1: Everyone who meets her feels like they just met their best friend.
I have never met an author who made her entire audience feel like they were a part of the family or an old friend. I think she hugged every person who got their book signed at the event on Saturday night! She told hilarious and often personal stories about her life, but also about her work. It was literally like sharing a glass of wine with your best friend!
Reason #2: She reminded me of why I love what I do.
It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day stress of this job. It really is. What most people don't realize is that it is my job to deal with the public. And when I say public, I mean all of the public. The nice ones, the mean ones, the crazy ones, the sane ones...you get the picture. I had a particularly rough week before Lisa's visit. I found myself questioning if being a public librarian was really what I wanted for a career. At the beginning of her talk, Lisa talked about the importance of libraries. More specifically, she talked about how they changed her life and how they influenced her decision to become a writer. It is people like Lisa Scottoline that remind me that I do indeed impact lives in this profession. Sometimes in the most subtle ways. So again, to Lisa, if you're reading this, my heartfelt thanks.
Reason #3: She supports libraries.
Okay, so I briefly touched on this in reason #2, but in all seriousness, this chic does some awesome work on behalf of libraries. The most obvious example was to those who came on Saturday night. the first 100 people who walked in that door received a hardcover copy of her latest book. And where did we get those hardcover books? They were donated by none other than Ms. Scottoline herself! She also speaks at library fundraisers all around the country and even during the course of her talk on Saturday, mentioned numerous times the importance of libraries. How can you not love her?
I have never met an author who made her entire audience feel like they were a part of the family or an old friend. I think she hugged every person who got their book signed at the event on Saturday night! She told hilarious and often personal stories about her life, but also about her work. It was literally like sharing a glass of wine with your best friend!Reason #2: She reminded me of why I love what I do.
It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day stress of this job. It really is. What most people don't realize is that it is my job to deal with the public. And when I say public, I mean all of the public. The nice ones, the mean ones, the crazy ones, the sane ones...you get the picture. I had a particularly rough week before Lisa's visit. I found myself questioning if being a public librarian was really what I wanted for a career. At the beginning of her talk, Lisa talked about the importance of libraries. More specifically, she talked about how they changed her life and how they influenced her decision to become a writer. It is people like Lisa Scottoline that remind me that I do indeed impact lives in this profession. Sometimes in the most subtle ways. So again, to Lisa, if you're reading this, my heartfelt thanks.
Reason #3: She supports libraries.
Okay, so I briefly touched on this in reason #2, but in all seriousness, this chic does some awesome work on behalf of libraries. The most obvious example was to those who came on Saturday night. the first 100 people who walked in that door received a hardcover copy of her latest book. And where did we get those hardcover books? They were donated by none other than Ms. Scottoline herself! She also speaks at library fundraisers all around the country and even during the course of her talk on Saturday, mentioned numerous times the importance of libraries. How can you not love her?
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