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The Intern and a Good Book

Yes, I am a 46 year-old intern.  I was not proud of this title until today.  A colleague and I were working on a project for the New York Times’ Library when he asked me, “Why did you go pick up a book at the New York Public Library?  Couldn’t they have sent a messenger?”  “Yes, they could have,” I responded, since my supervisor offered to send a messenger.  But she thought I might like to go over there and walk around the building.  She was right.  I am getting a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science.  Of course I’d like the opportunity to walk over to - and through - that library. Then I said to my colleague, “You know, it’s all a learning experience, every bit of what I am doing.”  After I said it, I realized how true it is: the idea of continuous learning has been a trusty thread, subtly tying my days together. Just this morning I was reading a book of short stories titled,  “ Redeployment,” by Phil ...