By Melissa Hicks
Meet Hope Baugh, Carmel Clay Public Library Young Adult Services manager, who has been a Carmel resident for more than 14 years.
What has caught your interest of late?
“I just finished going to a bunch of shows at the IndyFringe Theater Festival in Indianapolis. I saw a movie called ‘Chef’ (2014 comedy, produced and directed by and starring Jon Favreau) that was about a chef in a restaurant and a food critic trashed his presentation. That made him really angry, but it also made him think about what he was doing with his life. So it ended up being a good experience. That just gave me a lot of food for thought, not to pun on it.”
What was the best thing you’ve eaten recently?
“(The Mandarin House’s) shrimp with vegetables and rice and crab rangoon.”
What have you listened to recently that you liked?
“Well, in the car I often listen to audiobooks instead of music. And I just finished a book called ‘Peter and the Starcatchers’ by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. … I would highly recommend it.”
What do you like most about the community?
“The library. I think we have a great public library. And I’m not just saying that because I work here. A lot of what makes it great is the community support of the library. People use it. People are involved with it. It’s such a great feature in the community.”
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