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About this time, some of you have stopped at that truck stop with cheap gas, cheap food, and somewhat clean restrooms. We are praying that you negotiate such obstacles by purchasing the gas, eating the food, and using the restroom. Your trip will be much safer and comfortable as you journey back to Northland. If you read this on the way here, it is probably due to the recent installation of Wi-Fi in that cherished truck stop. We hope to brighten your day.

We are waiting for you! We can’t wait for you to get here - even if the weather seems to say otherwise. God is over the weather, but He allows us to control the indoors thermostat. It is a balmy 72 degrees F in the library right now. It is a not so balmy 0 degrees F outside, and that is the highest it has risen so far today. So, dress warmly for unpacking that car and for heading over to the dining hall.

In view of your soon arrival, we have attached some pictures to help you imagine your spring semester home:

Historically, libraries have been known to keep cats. Many well-known public libraries keep cats. This is probably a vestigial practice from the days before d-CON and better mousetraps. Those of us who have cats know that a more efficient means of dispatching mice to the great beyond (for we do not know the personal eschatology of animals) does not exist.

Fish, however, present an interesting twist on the situation. You need water - not considered conducive to book preservation (think of all those libraries in Gaveston). You need food. You need to clean the tank. So, fish don’t make a ready made library mascot. They do, however, have one admirable library friendly feature - they are quiet. When your have the environmental opportunity to keep such creatures - i. e. a water fountain, the choice seems plain.

Even though it is on the “prey” (fitting for a Bible College) side of the cat/fish food chain, fish work well for our library. Remember, they too attend school.

By the way, last year we had a fish named “Dewey” who went to his reward. He was replaced with a new fish who was a generous donation from the Grings. We dubbed him, “LOC.” More on this development later.

Get to know our fish! Unlike what you think of some of your professors, they won’t bite.