Ex-librarian finds new livelihood in coffee

Anonymous Patron writes “After 29 years as a school librarian, Mary Bolen said it’s nice to be able to socialize with adults for a change.
“I think I’d almost forgotten how,� she said from a corner table in her cozy Main Street coffee shop, Jimary Java. “People think that you’d forge a bond with all the teachers, but you just don’t see a lot of them that much. Most of your contact is with the children.�
So, for Bolen, an adult clientele is one of the many perks of owning her own coffee shop. Make no mistake, though, she misses the children she spent most of her career working with. More at The Index Journal