Groundhog Day is almost here. Feb. 2 is the day that Punxsutawney Phil pops out of his burrow to predict how much longer winter will last. Legend says that if the groundhog sees his shadow, we\u2019ll have six more weeks of winter. If he doesn\u2019t, spring will be early.<\/p>\n
However, word on the street is that Phil may have popped out of his hole early this year. Apparently, he was spotted in one of Grand County\u2019s libraries applying for his first-ever library card. (All he needed to obtain his card were his photo ID and proof of his mailing address.) <\/p>\n
With his new card, Phil decided to check out a copy of \u201cGroundhog Day,\u201d the classic movie starring Bill Murray. However, when Phil returned the movie to the library the next day, he seemed a bit upset, telling other patrons that he was worried the day would start repeating on Feb. 2, just like it did in the movie.<\/p>\n
Fortunately for Phil, one of Grand County\u2019s librarians was able to help him research the chances of such a thing actually happening. Phil was amazed to discover the vast array of information that his library card made available to him. The librarian showed Phil how to search the catalog to find books on physics. Phil decided to start with Stephen Hawking\u2019s \u201cA Brief History of Time.\u201d Just for fun, he also decided to read H.G. Wells\u2019 \u201cTime Machine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Next, Phil learned how to use Kanopy, GCLD\u2019s free video streaming service. He was intrigued to discover a PBS documentary series called \u201cGenius.\u201d One of the episodes was entitled \u201cCan We Time Travel?\u201d Phil was able to watch the episode on his smart phone while he stepped out of the library to visit the local coffee shop.<\/p>\n
Upon returning to the library, Phil was introduced to RBDigital Magazines. Phil downloaded the latest issue of Popular Science to read all about time and space. He also browsed Britannica Online, GCLD\u2019s free online encyclopedia, reading up on topics like \u201ctime,\u201d \u201ctime travel,\u201d and \u201cgroundhogs.\u201d<\/p>\n
After completing his research, Phil felt fairly reassured that he wasn\u2019t going to be stuck in an endlessly looping day. However, the discovery that GCLD has a nice assortment of musical instruments available for checkout definitely made him feel better. If he was going to repeat the same day for years to come, he could use the opportunity to become an accomplished musician, just like Bill Murray did in the movie. <\/p>\n
Phil thanked the librarian for her help and then used the library computer to print out a boarding pass for his trip home.<\/p>\n
But as he walked away, Phil realized that he was a teensy bit disappointed that his chances of being trapped in a repeating day were very slim. He\u2019d love to be stuck in one of GCLD\u2019s cozy libraries, endlessly learning and exploring new ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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