You may have heard about - or hopefully seen - our muskrat. (Try our Facebook page if you haven't) The long winter had apparently encouraged it to come far afield to open grass for much needed feeding. It was interesting to see the various reactions when people saw it ranging from "So cute" to "What's that rodent" to the inevitable few trying to attack it.
We as humans still struggle with finding the right balance of living with other people, sharing our world with other animals and insects, and letting others the space and opportunity to do their own thing. The Live Free or Die motto of New Hampshire always appealed to me in its spirit of live and let live, and in general, I have not been disappointed since moving here. There are some occasions when the differences between us seems too difficult to handle easily, but in general, we here in NH find a way.
That is one of the things I really have always liked about libraries. They are dedicated to offering many points of view, many sides of the story, a variety of options. We in the library field work hard to make sure that all are welcome, to make sure there are no unnecessary barrier. At any given moment at the library, there are people of many ages, varying walks of life, radically different political, religious and social outlooks, diverse ethnic and national backgrounds, finding a place that we all can share.
And if we can share it with the various denizens of the marsh, all the better.
