I figure that by this time next year, my wife, Beth will have realized that she can stop baking around the 15 th of December and resume on New Years with absolutely no danger of family malnutrition. I thank everyone personally, but the sugar haze may result in an inadvertent omission, so here's one huge WOW and thanks to everyone who made this season such a pleasant one for all of us at the Library. I 29 years as a state employee, all I ever received during the holiday season were two layoff notices, so I hope you can understand my amazement at the treatment here in the Harbor. Just to keep everyone up to speed on the Library planning, you should be aware that the January 20 th open forum has been postponed as Board president, David Morse, will be out of town. We will make certain that the rescheduled time and place are in this column, on our sign, on the front page of the Register and on our Website.
Talk is cheap.
When you find someone who backs their words with consistent good deeds, you have to admire them. Oprah Winfrey is just such a person. Every time she picks a book on her show, she personally buys and has the American Library Association distribute five copies to each ALA member library. That means the average library like us receives some 50-60 books per year at her expense. I have to admit that I'm getting a better appreciation of her taste as time goes on.