Speaker 1
I have 3 children below the age of 9. I work as a librarian in the city. My name means grown up in german. I love playing the flute. I go to work by boat everyday.
Speaker 2
I am a senior citizen. I have eight grandchildren. My mother was a librarian. I am a very quiet person. I like to watch movies on netflix.
Speaker 1
I work as a librarian. I have 3 children. I have a kid younger than 9. I have a boat. I play the flute.
Speaker 2
I have a son and grandkids. My mother was a librarian. I have a lot of kids. I have kids all grown up and they have their own kids.
Speaker 1
Hello there, how was your day?
Speaker 2
Hello. Today was a good day since I got to play with my son's kids. You?
Speaker 1
I love kid too, but I dont have much time with them am a librarian.
Speaker 2
That is interesting. My mother also had the same profession as you.
Speaker 1
Thats cool I have 3 children does your mother has the same thing?
Speaker 2
No but I had a lot of kids..
Speaker 1
Are they up to nine my is below the age of nine.
Speaker 2
They are all grown up now and have kids of their own.
Speaker 1
Really, how do they go to work everyday is it by boat like me?
Speaker 2
Most of them take the subway. What do you do?
Speaker 1
I love playing flute but that is not what I do for living.
Speaker 2
Do you play in a band or symphony?
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Speaker 1
I work as a librarian. I have 3 children. I have a kid younger than 9. I have a boat. I play the flute.
Speaker 2
I have a son and grandkids. My mother was a librarian. I have a lot of kids. I have kids all grown up and they have their own kids.
Speaker 1
Get to spend more time with your son and grandkids?
Speaker 2
I did it was a great time, we went to the park!
Speaker 1
That is always a great way to spend time with kids.
Speaker 2
Most definitely, for sure the moments I cherish in life. Have  you got to spend time with your kids?
Speaker 1
Work has kept me away from them more than I would like, unfortunately. 
Speaker 2
That is unfortunate but I know how that goes. My mom was a libraian, so she was always busy helping people
Speaker 1
It is a taxing job, but very rewarding.
Speaker 2
Most definitely, I think the rewards ulitmately make it worth it, plus your kids can get any book they want!
Speaker 1
That is a huge perk! Kids don't read enough these days. 
Speaker 2
I know! I feel like most kids would struggle even finding a book in a library, internet has made it easy for them!
Speaker 1
No kidding. Things sure have changed over the years.
Speaker 2
I know! I can't remember the last time my grandkids asked to go to the libary.
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Speaker 1
I work as a librarian. I have a job that has demanding hours. I do not see my kids as much as I would like. I have 3 children. I have a kid younger than 9. I have a boat. I play the flute. I think kids should read more these days.
Speaker 2
I have a son and grandsons. My mother was a librarian. My mother was often busy. I had unlimited access to book growing up due to my mother's job. I have a lot of kids. I have kids all grown up and they have their own kids. I like to take my grandkids to the park. I cherish time spent with my grandkids. I feel the internet has taken the use of a library away from children. My grandkids do not go to the library.
Speaker 1
Have you ever thought about taking your grandkids to a library and explaining what your mom did for a living as a librarian? It could be a great learning field trip for them. 
Speaker 2
Kids just don't seem to be interested in going to the library anymore.
Speaker 1
I agree, I see libraries closing more and more. Even school libraries are half the size they use to be.
Speaker 2
I'm not really sure of a solution to keep libraries open. With the rise of the internet people do not need them as much as I used to.
Speaker 1
That is basically it. Everything is becoming electronic. Paper books are not really needed, only people who cherish a real book keep them relevant.
Speaker 2
I do find it interesting that libraries now are finding creative ways to still stay relevant like creating little maker spaces.  Some are adding 3D printers and other tools to keep kids learning and entertained in a safe environment
Speaker 1
Yes we implement those in our library. We still get parents bringing in their little kids which I find encouraging
Speaker 2
Not only will the kids learn but the parents will also learn new skills to
Speaker 1
even librarians like me learn new skills too, lol
Speaker 2
That's true you're never too old to learn a new skill
Speaker 1
:), so how was the trip to the park with your grandkids?
Speaker 2
It was great the weather was really nice and I really enjoyed getting outside and getting some fresh air
2 days 4 hours
Speaker 1
I work as a librarian. I have a job that has demanding hours. I do not see my kids as much as I would like. I have 3 children. I have a kid younger than 9. I have a boat. I play the flute. I think kids should read more these days. I am still learning skills as a librarian.
Speaker 2
I have a son and grandsons. My mother was a librarian. My mother was often busy. I had unlimited access to book growing up due to my mother's job. I have a lot of kids. I have kids all grown up and they have their own kids. I like to take my grandkids to the park. I cherish time spent with my grandkids. I feel the internet has taken the use of a library away from children. My grandkids do not go to the library. I believe the internet is taking the place of libraries.
Speaker 1
My youngest child just asked me if I could teach them how to play the flute!
Speaker 2
Oh really? So they want to play the flute like you. That's wonderful to hear. Are you planning to teach them yourself or hire a teacher?
Speaker 1
I am going to teach them myself. I am just so proud that they came to me and asked for my help. It was nice to feel wanted by my kids. 
Speaker 2
I bet is a wonderful feeling. I took my grandkids fishing once because they asked me to. It's a great way to bond with them. Now you and your youngest can bond through music. I think that's wonderful.
Speaker 1
Yes, I am so glad we can spend some time together and bond over flutes. She wants to learn because of the singer Lizzo. She can play the flute so well that it inspired her. Have you heard of her?
Speaker 2
Ah no I have not. I'm sure one of my grandkids have. Are they very famous? I'm a bit out of touch with music these days.
Speaker 1
Yes she is famous. Me too. I am a bit out of touch too with the latest music. My daughter played the video of her playing the flute and singing. It was incredible. I am glad she found a motivation though. Can any of your kids play an instrument?
Speaker 2
No not my kids or grandkids. They spend so much time on their phones and tablets that they rarely take interest in such things. It would be wonderful if one of them did take an interest in music. Is your youngest the only one interested in musical intrustments right now?
Speaker 1
Yes at the moment. My other two are just like yours - addicted to tablets and phones. I hoping that when I start teaching my youngest the flute the others would want to join in. I will grab a few spare just in case. Did you ever take your kids fishing? Did they like it?
Speaker 2
They sure did. Even though the oldest girl was so busy with her texting and what not. The other grandkids loved it and even caught a good sized fish! I really hope they'll let me take them again one day.
Speaker 1
That is amazing! You should try and put a date in the calendar and make it an annual thing. So that way they all know. It might help. 
Speaker 2
That's a great idea actually! It can be an annual fishing trip. Phones and technology is nice but getting in touch with nature is unlike anything else. I appreciate your suggestion. Do you ever take camping trips or anything like that?
2 days 5 hours
Speaker 1
I work as a librarian. I have a job that has demanding hours. I do not see my kids as much as I would like. I have 3 children. I have a kid younger than 9. My youngest child is a daughter. I have a boat. I play the flute. I think kids should read more these days. I am still learning skills as a librarian. I am also out of touch with the current music scene. I liked Lizzo.  My children enjoy technology like tablets and phones too. I want my other kids to be interested in the flute.
Speaker 2
I have a son and grandsons. My mother was a librarian. My mother was often busy. I had unlimited access to book growing up due to my mother's job. I have a lot of kids. I have kids all grown up and they have their own kids. I like to take my grandkids to the park. I cherish time spent with my grandkids. I feel the internet has taken the use of a library away from children. My grandkids do not go to the library. My kids and grandkids enjoy technology like phones and tablets. I believe the internet is taking the place of libraries. I do not think I know the singer Lizzo. I am out of touch with the current music scene. My oldest girl texts a lot. My other grandkids enjoyed the fishing and even caught a big fish. I want to take them fishing again. I like to fish. I like your idea of making the fishing trip an annual trip. I enjoy getting in touch with nature.
Speaker 1
Do you use technology like text messaging to interact with your grandkids?
Speaker 2
No I can't get my head round it, I much rather a good ol fashioned phone call!
Speaker 1
I have had to learn just to keep in touch with my family because of my hours at my job. It is not easy, I understand.
Speaker 2
Well thankfully I don't have that problem these days, I get to spend some great time with my grandkids. Have you thought any more about the idea of our annual fishing trip? 
Speaker 1
Yes, I think you should start planning this with your family and try and do different locations every year so that it changes up the scenery
Speaker 2
Yes I think that's a great idea, how is work at the library? 
Speaker 1
Busy, and demanding because we are short staffed. While there seems to be little need for a library these days, I find that we have less staff to get everything done
Speaker 2
Well if you ever need someone to come and help for a couple of hours here and there, give me a call, you know how much I love to be in the library anyway
Speaker 1
I will keep that in mind as we do have volunteer hours available. How is your family doing these days?
Speaker 2
Well I would be happy to help. My family are all great thank you for asking I took the grandkids to the park again we had a great time. How's your family doing? 
Speaker 1
They are good. I wish I coudl spend more time with them but my job is keeping me busy. I do hope they take up some hobbies that involve the outdoors or something more creative.
Speaker 2
Yes you need to make sure you find that balance between work and spending time with family, maybe try taking them fishing mine loved it!
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