Hey, it's Martha with a quick word for our listeners in Vermont.

I'll be speaking at the Brooks Memorial Library on Wednesday, October 4th at 7 p.m.

I hope you'll bring your questions about language and your recommendations for the best

maple creamies and the best cider donuts in town.

That's Wednesday, October 4th at 7 p.m. at the Brooks Memorial Library.

The event is free, but you must register to attend.

Go to BrooksLibraryvt.org for details.

Hope to see you there.

You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language and how we use it.

I'm Grant Barrett.

And I'm Martha Burnett.

In an earlier episode, we talked about items found in old library books,

like somebody stuck a four-leaf clover in there and forgot about it or an old receipt.

And after that, we heard from Mack McClelland.

He's a volunteer at the Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock, Vermont,

evaluating donated books for fundraising sales.

And Mack emailed us a photo of his all-time favorite find.

And it's a brief note on a sheet of binder paper, and it reads,

Dear Tooth Fairy, I lost two teeth by accident,

and I was wondering if I still get a prize from Carter.

And Grant, you've seen this is the most adorable little note.

With all that little kid handwriting and all those little kid misspellings.

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