Ah, March, the unpredictable month in Michigan where you learn to carry a both a knit hat and an umbrella while also dressing for the possibility of snow, rain, wind, sun and clouds all on the same day. Daylight savings begins, spring breaks happen, and hints of spring air arrive. And, since 1987, March is also Women’s History Month, a time to honor and celebrate women’s contributions to history, culture, and society.

Study after study continues to show the negative effects of spending too much time on our phones. Social media is not very “social” anymore, people report feeling lonelier than ever before, and you can develop “tech neck” and eye strain. Other studies have shown that even for adults, excessive screen time can cause thinning of the cerebral cortex, harm to learning, memory, and sleep, and even a decrease in the brain’s gray matter.

Tin Camp Road was also Michigan’s “Great Places, Great Reads” book for 2023 and was featured in People Magazine as one of its Best New Books. In a 2021 interview with Philip Caputo about writing this book, Airgood said that she “…felt compelled to say something about the working poor and parenthood. [She] wanted to communicate that the lives of the working poor are nuanced, lively, and immediate and that characters flying and working under the radar are full of wonder, grit,

Beyond the cataloguing and classifying work she did, Porter was a lover of books and knowledge. According to many sources, she said “The only rewarding thing for me is to bring to light information that no one knows.” This reflects the continuing importance and value of libraries today. They are places to enlighten us all.