Meet Diane Fuchs from Lawrenceburg Library

Greetings!!  Bugzy here again.  Great to be with you all today.  Hope everyone is surviving all of the snow and ice.  I have a special guest with me today, Diane Fuchs from the Circulation Department at the Lawrenceburg Library on Mary Street.

Bugzy:  Good to see you again, Diane.  Thanks for being with me today.

Diane:  No problem, always a pleasure.

Bugzy: 1.      What is your favorite movie for kids?   

Diane:   May I say ‘movies?’  I think I’d have to say “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Sound of Music” (classic version with Julie Andrews) and any of the Andy Griffith movies.  

Bugzy:  Good answers!   Some real classics there.  I love "The Sound of  Music"  too.

Next question:  What is your favorite pizza topping (Besides cheese)? 

Diane:      The works… veggies, meats, cheeses, regular crust; the more toppings- the better. Preferably, no pineapple though.

Bugzy: I love pineapple on pizza, but I must admit it makes the crust soggy.

           What is the greatest breakfast cereal of all time?

Diane:   Lucky Charms!

Bugzy:  Let’s get kids interested in history:  If you could go back in time and live in another era, what would it be?  

Diane:  Oh, dear… I really haven’t the foggiest idea. I’m pretty content living in this era we’re living in right now!

  Bugzy:  That's a good answer. I'm not sure either.  I really love modern technology, which enables me to write this Blog on this computer.  And I would miss the little things, like indoor plumbing....

Diane::  Yes, good point.  I like lights and heat too.

Bugzy:  I might have to cover this topic more in another post.  

Next question:   What is your earliest library memory?  

Diane:  1.      . Summer reading in Rising Sun. I have great memories of filling my summer reading chart(s) with stickers, and then celebrating with ice cream at the end of the summer.  My card number was 3181, and there was a small bench to sit on in front of the children’s books.  The head librarian was friendly, but also said “shhh” quite frequently. J

Bugzy:  I'm impressed you even remember your card number!  That's wonderful.

Next question:  Did you play any organized sports as a kid, or did you like to play a pickup game of something with the neighborhood kids (like I did!)?  

Diane:   Both. Girls sports were just getting started when I went to Rising Sun High School. I played volleyball for a short time, and was on the C-team which basically made me a “bench warmer.” In our neighborhood, we had a lot of neighborhood impromptu baseball games. A group of us boys and girls would get together and play in the open back yards.  If friends were over at the house, we would sometimes play badminton or croquet. There were no computers back then, so most of our play happened outside. At night, we played outside until the porch light came on; once we saw the porch light, we knew it was time to come home.

Bugzy:  Sounds fun. I love croquet too!!  

Next question:  What did you want to be as a child when you grew up? 

Diane:  1.      . At first I wanted to be a flight attendant (aka airline stewardess back in the day), but they had height requirements of, I think, 5’5”. My dad used to tease about stretching me! When I knew being a flight attendant wasn’t going to work, I thought about being a nurse. That thought was short-lived though. The next dream was to be a teacher, and then a speech-language therapist.  Marty Schmidt, the Speech-Language Therapist in the Rising Sun Schools, was influential in my decision to follow that path.

Bugzy:  What is your favorite children’s book?  You can have several.

Diane:  I’m so glad you said several!  The classic Winnie-the-Pooh books are amazing, as are The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings series, starting with The Hobbit, the Little House on the Prairie series, and the Peabody Adventure series by Jeri Massi. Also I’ve enjoyed all of the books by the authors Elizabeth Speare and Elizabeth Yates, and many, many more!

Bugzy:  I loved "the Hobbit" as well.  JRR Tolkien wrote it as a bed time story for his children.  Friends told him "hey, that thing you wrote is really good, why don't you have it published."  And the rest is history.

Next question:  Who is your favorite Muppet?

Matt:    If you’re counting the Sesame Street characters, I’d have to say Elmo!!! However, if you mean my favorite from the actual Muppet group, then I’d have to say Kermit-the-Frog.

Bugzy:  Good point my friend!!  I think it's hard to say if the first Sesame Street characters were Muppets or not.  I love your answer though!!

Diane:   Thanks.

Bugzy:  Last question:  What do you like best about being an a librarian? 

Diane:    I enjoy helping and relating to people. It’s a great honor to consider many of the customers as my friends. I also like every one of my co-workers and the uniqueness that each person brings to the library .

Bugzy:  Thanks a million for being with me today.  I had a great time talking with you.  

Diane:  It was fun talking to you too.  I had a fun doing it.

Bugzy:   Me too.  Until next time, PEACE LOVE BOOKS!