Okay. Are we going? We're going. All right. Hi. Hello. Welcome to The Librarian is in the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. I'm Gwen. And I'm Frank. And later we will be joined by Alex Kelly, who works on really cool oral history projects here at NYPL. And before we forget, please tell your friends about us if you have friends and if you want to talk to them about us. That is like the most egotistical, weird thing to say ever. It's a little rude. But it's a little bit rude. I'm sorry. You don't have to talk to them about us. You can just ignore it. Well, I wouldn't have any outside friends outside the library, so. Really? I wouldn't, really. I haven't told, like, some people in my family. I don't know why. I should actually.

You should. You should.

They might like it.

I've had some actually really, really nice connections with people in my life who are listening to the podcast and it's really sweet. Really? Yeah. That's good. Yeah. That's been really nice. Oh, but right. The reason I was saying that is we are still hoping that more people will listen to us

and really excited by all the comments and stuff that people are leaving us.

Thank you so much. was saying that is we are still hoping that more people will listen to us and really excited

by all the comments and stuff that people are leaving us thank you so much if you have a spare

minute please find us on iTunes and rate our show I was totally blown away by some of the

really nice comments which I just saw for the first time today yes but we don't have to give such a

hard sell this is going to be an organic thing right Right. It's going to organically take over the global world. Well, actually, I did mention, I had a meeting this morning, I did mention to a colleague, you know, I have to run and do the podcast. And he was like, do you know that we're doing a podcast? He works at the library. He was like, I've got 43 loaded on my phone right now. I don't have time to listen to them.

I was like, I know there's so many podcasts, but this is the one that will really emerge from all

others. And change your life. Right. So don't even worry about it. Don't, Gwen, it's just going to be

a global sensation. It's so, it's such an interesting education that you get walking through Times Square to come here because

it's so close to where I go to work every day and it feels so different. I got like accosted by three

different Elmo's trying to hug me today. I don't know if I looked like I needed a hug or what,

but all of these Elmo costumed people were trying to hug me. Or look like a tourist?

I guess I look like a tourist today. Oh, there's an easy mark. What do you give them a dollar? What do they want? Is that what they want? They want, I think they want you to take a picture with them and give them a dollar. Right. Yeah. I feel bad for them. That's a hard job. I come the other way from 8th Avenue. so I pass, I miss time square itself until I'm here.

Yeah.

So.

Yeah.

I watch. That's a hard job. I come the other way from 8th Avenue, so I pass, I miss Times Square itself until I'm here. Yeah. So. Yeah, I walk right through it. And I saw, do you know what I saw? A billboard. Someday we'll get to talking about books after we talk about Elmo and television shows. I saw a billboard for the next season of Silicon Valley. I love that show if you watch that show. Oh my gosh, it's so good if you watch that show.

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