And here's Michael!

This is the article from the local paper. It strikes me as poorly written and the headline is weird. But whaddya gonna do?

Former priest drives bookmobile

Michael Dodd, the Kilbourn Library's newest employee, will be driving the bookmobile.

By Anna Krejci, Dells Events

New library employee Michael Dodd thinks it’s special that he has the job driving the Kilbourn Public Library bookmobile and transporting library materials to outlying residents.

"I’m very happy to be doing the bookmobile because when I was young there was no public library in the town where I lived, and so the bookmobile, when it came around periodically was a big event," he said.

Dodd has been a Dells resident since May 2006, but he’s lived in many different places. He was born in Georgia but grew up in Texas. During his adult life he held jobs in small academic, religious libraries in Dallas, Texas, Washington, D.C. and at Holy Hill.

Dodd said he was a Roman Catholic priest and a Discalced Carmelite friar for three decades. He’s no longer active in that profession, but over the years he has used his master’s degree in theology to write about religion and spirituality, and his work has been published.

He’s written a book about Elijah in the Old Testament of the Bible, and he’s translated ancient writings on spirituality from 16th century Spain.

While most of his writing is non-fiction, he recently had a fiction novel published, titled "The Dark Night Murders." He said it is a mystery story set in a Spanish monastery in the 16th century.

The Kilbourn Public Library has a copy of it, he said.

Lately, since being hired as a full-time employee at the library, his job has kept him busy. He rides the bookmobile four days a week and once a month on Saturdays. He is being trained in labeling new DVDs for circulation. He also handles check-outs at the circulation desk.

Dodd was introduced to the library as a volunteer several years ago, and that helped him decide that working at the library was something he wanted to do.

"I love the library. I love books. I love helping people find things," he said. "When I was here as a volunteer, the time here always went very fast. I enjoyed the time I spent here. I enjoyed the staff."

When he began working at the library last month it was like a "Christmas present," he said.