I was pleased to see that my old friend, the rusting hulk, is still at the edge of the fields in Skowhegan.

Small town library story of the day: patron goes by boat to Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, finds four books he likes, they call us and ask if we'll mail them back; we say sure.

Simultaneous library events on Thursday evening: Drawing Group in main room; Amy N. hiking presentation in meeting room; candidates forum at community center. Question I submitted at candidates forum: Star Wars or Star Trek? It's a matter of your world view. "Star Wars is often described as a medieval tale with a focus on good versus evil, war, and action-adventure. Star Trek is more concerned with ethical dilemmas, moral questions, and human issues." My answer would be Star Trek. I love the idea of the known universe as a peaceful and orderly federation from which the unknown parts can be explored without interference or colonization. But sometimes I do see my people as a rebel alliance fighting empire.

Reading group idea: bots and tots. Three books and two movies about robots. It has to start with Asimov's I, Robot. Then one of the Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries books, then one from the Steel Guardian series; for movies, it's The Iron Giant and Wild Robot. All show robots evolving beyond their programming and interacting with humans and other bots and beings. No sex, no gender... except that it's almost impossible for us to develop a character without assigning it gender. The construct is strong with that one.