Monday, August 6, 2007

pretty good

An elderly patron just told me that my library is a good one, and that she should know because she comes from Pittsburgh, where Andrew Carnegie started his public library efforts. Her grandmother came from the same town as him and often said: "He did all right for himself, for a blacksmith's son. Back in those days he couldn't afford a kilt, even if he had been entitled to wear one!" Truth be told, I'm not entirely sure what this means, but I love it when patrons share bits like this.