Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
When your life’s path takes you from the sweaty fields of a tobacco farm, through Lambeau Field, on to a Super Bowl, and into the highest echelon of academia, you’re going to give an inspiring speech. Dr. George Koonce did just that last night at the Appleton Public Library. He spoke about the childhood he [...]
A woman dressed in head-to-toe octopus held her own against a tidal wave of readers last night at the Appleton Public Library. “Is this seat open?” frazzled people asked her as they wended their way through the throng. She shook her head. “That one?” they asked. “Sorry.” “The whole row?” “I’m saving it for my [...]
In a contentious world full of bluster and misinformation, I'm glad we still have libraries. There, a thousand stories and a million real facts welcome all comers. You can find both education and entertainment among those stacks. And, if you don't see what you're looking, just summon a librarian. That's what I did when I [...]