<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a Hot&nbsp;One!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6103" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/its-a-hot-one/hot/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png" data-orig-size="800,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="hot" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png?w=800" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6103" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="hot" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png?w=600&amp;h=600 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hot.png?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Well, boys and girls, it&#8217;s nearing the end of August, and although most people would say it&#8217;s &#8220;warm,&#8221; I say it&#8217;s hot.  I am not tied to a school year, and in fact, since I&#8217;m retired, I&#8217;m not really tied to any kind of &#8220;calendar.&#8221;  Still, late August gets me thinking about summer ending and getting &#8220;back&#8221;. . .  to what, I&#8217;m not sure.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re in a school or academic setting, how is your library preparing for the new school year?  If you&#8217;re in a public library, you&#8217;re probably experiencing the transition from summer reading programs and events to a focus more on school year programs and focus for youth.</p>
<p>However you&#8217;re spending these last days of August, enjoy and celebrate them.  For those of us in the Midwest, it means my favorite season, autumn, is not far behind.  And that<em> is</em> something to celebrate!</p>
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