I read a lot of blogs...

I read a lot of blogs, not that I don't have anything better to do, but I can't afford books anymore. Anyway I have noticed most blog entries start with "I". Just like this one. It makes sense. The author is writing about his or her perspective on whatever topic they feel compelled to expound upon, mostly for the pleasure of writing and maybe for some strokes. That's a problem for me. I am not writing for me in this blog. I am writing for us - that institution known as the Morton Grove Public Library. Us isn't just the staff or the Board of Trustees, but also for the patrons and residents of the Village. Even if you do not use the Library (really you should it is good for you) what happens here is about you.

Now writing for "I" can be fun. "I" writing comes with the license to let "I's" thoughts go where they may etc., etc. But writing for an Institution, while possibly fun, is constrained. I mean really, much of what I would want to write about has nothing to do with the Library at all. Most "I" stuff just doesn't belong on the Library's blog.

So what I am going to write about is your Library. Some posts will be nuts and bolts about budget and goals and services, some will be about the rather interesting and diverse group of people who work here and very occasionally (when I can protect both the innocent and myself) the writing will be about the people this Library exists for, the folks who walk or roll in off the street.