Every once in a while we have the pleasure of assisting the public at this publicly funded institution. This morning Science received a call from a senior citizen. We were the only library she found in the phone book that had Science in the title and she had a science question. There are volcanoes erupting in Hawaii – how hot is the lava? Quick fingered, our fastest typist comes back with between “700 and 1,200 degrees C”. A happy patron, thrilled that she will be able to impress her grandkids.