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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said it before and I will say it again &#8212; one of the very best things about being a writer is sharing your work with others and making new friends. Here are a few photos from my adventures with Fred the Bear this summer &#8230; we&#8217;ve already made lots of new friends! You know, there are some ... <a title="Out and About" class="read-more" href="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/2013/06/out-and-about/" aria-label="Read more about Out and About">Read more</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="320" data-permalink="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/2013/06/out-and-about/fred-at-clinton/#main" data-orig-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1944" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371603126&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Fred at Clinton" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton-1024x768.jpg" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-320" alt="Fred at Clinton" src="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-at-Clinton-624x468.jpg 624w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><a href="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON.jpg"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="321" data-permalink="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/2013/06/out-and-about/fred-loves-crafts-clinton/#main" data-orig-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON.jpg" data-orig-size="1333,1363" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371605955&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Fred loves crafts CLINTON" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON-293x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON-1001x1024.jpg" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-321" alt="Fred loves crafts CLINTON" src="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON-293x300.jpg" width="293" height="300" srcset="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON-293x300.jpg 293w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON-1001x1024.jpg 1001w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON-624x638.jpg 624w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fred-loves-crafts-CLINTON.jpg 1333w" sizes="(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px" /></a>I&#8217;ve said it before and I will say it again &#8212; one of the very best things about being a writer is sharing your work with others and making new friends. Here are a few photos from my adventures with Fred the Bear this summer &#8230; we&#8217;ve already made lots of new friends! <a href="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461.jpg"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="325" data-permalink="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/2013/06/out-and-about/dscn4461/#main" data-orig-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461.jpg" data-orig-size="1944,2592" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371602778&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="DSCN4461" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461-768x1024.jpg" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-325" alt="DSCN4461" src="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461-624x832.jpg 624w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4461.jpg 1944w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a></p>
<p>You know, there are some truly amazing librarians and library volunteers out there &#8212; and my visit to Clinton this morning proves it. Miss Shawn (holding BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! &amp; Fred the Bear) wears many hats in her small library &#8212; including engineer &#8212; &#8220;All About the Storytime Train! Chugga Chugga Choo! Choo!&#8221; she <a href="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="326" data-permalink="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/2013/06/out-and-about/dscn4463/#main" data-orig-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1944" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371602854&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="DSCN4463" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463-1024x768.jpg" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-326" alt="DSCN4463" src="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4463-624x468.jpg 624w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>calls and the kids line up and chug chug chug into the storytime room. After stories &#8211; she might have to rearrange the room for a teen group (as she did today) &#8230; and then back to checking book in and out &#8212; but she clearly loves her job. And I love librarians like her! </p>
<p>Here we see Lucy (below) &#8212; she came to the book launch in Janesville and couldn&#8217;t wait to read the book by herself &#8212; so she plopped right down and started reading. I feel that w<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="323" data-permalink="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/2013/06/out-and-about/dscn4401/#main" data-orig-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4401.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1944" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1370062014&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="DSCN4401" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4401-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4401-1024x768.jpg" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-323" alt="DSCN4401" src="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4401-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4401-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4401-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSCN4401-624x468.jpg 624w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />ay sometimes too!!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="327" data-permalink="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/2013/06/out-and-about/awesome-volunteer-at-clinton/#main" data-orig-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton.jpg" data-orig-size="1944,2592" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371603029&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="awesome volunteer at Clinton" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton-768x1024.jpg" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-327" alt="awesome volunteer at Clinton" src="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton-624x832.jpg 624w, https://www.jamieaswenson.com/studious-cat/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awesome-volunteer-at-Clinton.jpg 1944w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a>And where would a library be without volunteers? (pict. below) Here&#8217;s one of Clinton&#8217;s best volunteers &#8212; with Fred (of course!).</p>
<p>What fun we&#8217;ve had &#8212; and I can&#8217;t wait to meet more friends this summer as I visit IL, OH, and WI &#8230; BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!</p>
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