Today we get to meet with Matt Neuendorf from Circulation at the Lawrenceburg Library. Our North Dearborn patrons probably don't get to meet any of the fine staff the library has at LPL, so I thought it would be great to bring some to my blog. Diane was last week, and now we get to meet with Matt.
Bugzy: Greetings Matt. Nice of you to be here today. I tried calling you earlier but we had a bit of a mixup. But we got that straightened out.
Matt: Glad to be with you too. Always a pleasure.
Bugzy: What is your favorite movie for kids?
Bugzy: That's great. No one has chosen that movie as long as I've been talking to the staff. How could you go wrong with Robert Duvall and Michael Cain? Two of the greatest actors of our generation, so I've been told. Of course, neither one of them is green or has two arms, but they are still great.
Matt: Yes, my thoughts as well.
Bugzy: What
is your favorite pizza topping (besides cheese)?
Matt: Extra cheese.
Bugzy: I had not thought of that one! Most kids love pizza, and they never really grow out of it. Which is a good thing.
On to the next question: What
is the greatest breakfast cereal of all time?
Matt: Cheerios.
Bugzy: Good answer. Here are some fun links and information about Cheerios:
Next question to Matt: Let’s
get kids interesting in history: If you
could go back in time and live in another era, what would it be?
Matt: My politics, religion, and desire
for comfort all agree, c900s Constantinople under the Christian Roman Empire
has the best mix of all three (though with a bit of danger from barbarian
invaders and civil unrest).
Bugzy: I'm glad you agree with Diane and I that it would be hard to give up modern comforts, like indoor plumbing, lighting, cell phones, grocery stores.
Ok, I'll try not to get off topic too much here. What
is your earliest library memory?
Matt: Summer reading at the Aurora
Public Library with our very own Georgeann Doan, reading the Moonbeam books or
the Freddy the Pig series
Bugzy: Sounds wonderful. I have not heard of the "Freddy the Pig" series before.
Matt: "Freddie and the Dragon" "Freddie the Pilot" "Freddie and the baseball team from Mars" are several good ones.
Bugzy: Did
you play any organized sports as a kid, or did you like to play a pickup game
of something with the neighborhood kids (like I did!)?
Matt: Soccer, Baseball, and my own invention: Foot Tennis
Bugzy: I think it's truly wonderful when children can make up their own games and their own rules and enforce the rules among themselves. That shows social skills, communication skills and imagination skills. But enough of my dime store psychology.
Next question: What
did you want to be as a child when you grew up?
Bugzy: Interesting. Phil Kuhn from North Dearborn wanted to be the 3rd baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, and he ended up a librarian like you!
Matt: Yes, you never now how things will turn out.
Bugzy: What
is your favorite children’s book? You
can have several.
Matt: "David and the Phoenix” is a
classic, and I can’t leave out “The Hobbit.”
Bugzy: Something else we have in common Matt! The Hobbit is one of my all time favorite books too.
Who is your favorite Muppet? Of course, mine is Kermit.
Matt: If the Sesame Street crew counts, Ernie was always a favorite. Otherwise, I’d have to go with the Swedish Chef (Beaker is my runner-up).
Bugzy: Good answers! That is open to debate if the Sesame Street crew counts or not. But since this is my blog, and they were both created by the great Jim Henson, I would say yes.
Matt: Good to hear.
Bugzy: What
do you like best about being a librarian Matt?
Matt: Everything, though having the chance
to work with books (and see all the new stuff as it comes out) is a real
highlight.
Bugzy: My traditional final question: What
fun thing would you do if you had four arms like me?
Matt: Build Lego models that much faster. Here is one of the ones I did.
Thanks for being with me today Matt and telling me a few things about yourself.
PEACE
LOVE
BOOKS!
Bugzy
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PEACE
LOVE
BOOKS!
Bugzy
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