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According to a patron I look Catholic.  She talked to me for about a half hour at the Reference Desk.  She told me all about her and her best friend during WWII when they were army nurses.  She told me about the book her niece’s son wrote that she couldn’t finish because it had too many four letter words in it.  Then she wanted me to find that book for her again so she could show her best friend, because they are thinking about writing a book about their experiences during WWII.  All she could tell me was that the book’s author’s first name is Jaush (that’s how she spelled it) and it had the word “end” in it.  A bit of searching came up with the right title, and of course the author’s first name was Joshua.

My favorite part of that whole encounter was her reaction to me finding the book.  She shook my hand, and then sang the first two verses of “You Are My Sunshine” to me.  First time a patron has ever sang a thanks to me.  

Afterwards she asked, “You are Catholic, right?”  I responded, no.  She said, “Oh!  Well you look Catholic”, and went on to show me a picture of her as a young women with her family and the Pope.  It is her favorite picture.  She also showed me her favorite picture (drawn obviously) of the “Blessed Mother”, as she called her.

I love meeting interesting people.