Call the library on any Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, and you're likely to get an Anglophile's dream--a British accent.
Anglophiles, I know you're out there. Recently a patron requested a list of all the mystery novels written by British authors, "because they just do a better job."
Please excuse me while I put an ice pack on my wounded American pride.
Recently I've noticed an interesting little phenomenon: on Monday, volunteer Jean Lawe (left) answers the phone, only to correct the caller, who assumes that she's Sophia Crawford, a Friday stalwart (center).
They exchanged some good-natured banter at our recent volunteer party on patrons' assumptions that one-Brit-accent-fits-all.
That is, except for Kenneth Cracknell, (right), Wednesday volunteer and treasurer of the Friends of the Library. Nobody mistakes Kenneth for Sophia.
They exchanged some good-natured banter at our recent volunteer party on patrons' assumptions that one-Brit-accent-fits-all.
That is, except for Kenneth Cracknell, (right), Wednesday volunteer and treasurer of the Friends of the Library. Nobody mistakes Kenneth for Sophia.
What these three share, besides their accents, are a conviction that libraries matter, community spiritedness and ready wit, along with a super-sized dose of intelligence.
Patrons, here's your cheat sheet: Jean on Monday, Kenneth on Wednesday, Sophia on Friday.
We're thankful for them all.
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