I've been absent for awhile. New job, new location, new everything. It's kept me busy. But now I'm back.

I now work at the Jackson County Public Library in Seymour, IN. It's located in a small, rural community that serves about 35,000 people with a main library, two small branches and a bookmobile called the Discovery Bus.

Seymour Public Library built 1905

The original Carnegie is still a part of the building today but there have been three additions over the years. 

From across the street you can see how we've grown.

Apart from the library I am learning about all things rural like "Take your Tractor to School Day," counting fogs to determine winter weather - yes, fogs not frogs - and planning a trip to town because you only get there once a week or so, trains at all hours, especially the 2 am local and the whistle patterns they use - two long, one short, one long - and how some engineers are lazy when it comes to their whistle crispness.

Everyday's an adventure.