I’ve been writing a Beloit Daily News column for almost three years now and sometimes it takes me a while to come up with new topics. So, when I can’t think of anything to write about in a given month, I like to just sit down, start typing and see what happens. I let my mind wander as my fingers move across the keyboard and hope that something magically appears. What should I write about this month that I haven’t written about before?
Should I write about the new public capital campaign? The one where our customers can donate money to the library to help with programs, computer replacements, supplemental signs for the library and art displays? If I write about that, I should probably let them know that they can donate online using PayPal, or by sending a check to the library. Or should I write about how our customers checked out over 500,000 items last year from the library? That’s an increase from 430,000 items in 2008. Or maybe I should write about the fact that in just the first three days of the Summer Library Club program we already have over 300 kids signed up? That’s pretty impressive so far considering we signed up a total of 649 kids in 2009. I know! I’ll write about all the great computer instructional classes we offer throughout the year. No, wait, I think everyone already knows about those.
I don’t know… maybe I should just keep typing? Something’s bound to hit me…
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