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Librarian here. We're thinking about putting in a makerspace but have limited actual space. How loud is a Makerbot 3D printer? Is it a constant sound? Does the machine have to hum even when it's not printing? Would you compare it to an ink jet printer or a coffee grinder?

Any interesting Sandy Berman stories to share? I'm a cataloging librarian.

And do you still welcome strangers into your home to stay overnight? Any stories to share from those experiences?

I think we are relevant, we just don't know how to talk about ourselves. In grad school I met a person with a business degree who wanted to become a librarian. She was the only one coming at it from a business perspective. It was an anomaly. Nobody becomes a librarian because of the awesome paycheck, but her idea was that a library offers all these free services, but when it comes to promoting them, we slap a sign on our own front door. How do you promote something that is so obviously awesome and has been since it was conceived? We're still working on it, but the best thing I can do is never stop praising my library and my profession. Don't complain about budgets, share a few poop stories, but for the most part remain a steadfast advocate for this awesome building and all the wonderful, free services we provide.

Head over to /r/frugal some time. About once a month someone "discovers" the services that their library provides and it's like their world completely changed.

This is the newly designed website they reference in their "P.S." A subscription to America's Test Kitchen's online content gives you Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country content as well. I'm not sure on the print subscriptions, but my online subscription was just converted over to the new multi-site access last month.

ATK's Glazed carrots recipe is a stove top recipe...and it's delicious...a little sugar and chicken broth.