Director's Note | March 2016

I grew up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where it's cold...like REALLY cold.  Our fireplace would warm our house every night from September to April.  I have many fond memories of reading in front of that fire.
 
My mom used to work in the office of a pallet-making plant in the town where we lived.  There was always lots of scrap wood to be had, and every summer, we would have a dump truck deliver a pile of wood blocks in our yard.  We would spend countless hours, throwing those blocks into our basement through the trap door.  My parents would pay us by the hour, and I would always take my earnings up to the local bookstore to purchase the latest book in the Sweet Valley High series.  I must've read at least 30 books in that series, many of them while cozied up in front of the fire.  That's home to me.
 
And now, there is a little bit of that homey feeling here at the Pendleton Library.  Due to a generous donation made by the PHHS Class of 1953, we have a warm, cozy fireplace in our Indiana Room.  I enjoyed its warmth just the other day while doing a bit of reading.  Unfortunately, it wasn't the light reading I was hoping for.  But, even reading a 77-page document issued by the State Board of Accounts was actually nice in front of that fire.  I invite you to enjoy it as well.  Grab a book or magazine, of which we have plenty, and cozy up at your local library.