Check Out Where I Am Right Now

Bonus post for Friday. Be sure to read the one below it as well.

Currently I'm in between shows at the Naperville Public Library. Naperville is the third largest city in Illinois and it is celebrating it's 175th birthday (It doesn't look older than 150) Every time I work out here I marvel at all of the fantastic amenities & resources found within the town.

Now you should not only be impressed and/or tickled by the big picture of ME on the front page of their website today, or the nice listing for the show they've provided, you should click on a few of the links and check out what an amazing facility this library is in general.

A 14 million dollar project, the place features a cafe, about 100 computers with high speed access, conference rooms, and every type of media allowed by law. ;) There are activities and play areas for the kids, loads of places for the adults to do their work, the place is state of the art in every way.

I've worked a few of these newer libraries in affluent neighborhoods over the years (Elmhurst Public Library comes to mind) and as much as I love the classic older Andrew Carnegie creations, these new buildings are true assets to any community. It is a shame that so many towns don't even fork out the bucks for a basic library, much less one of these palaces.

Oh yeah, my two shows are SOLD OUT (they really only needed a library card to attend, but they expect maximum capacity for both shows) and sponsored byCitibank. Since Citibank owns many of my credit cards (and about 1/3 of my soul) it is good to get a little something back from them.