I'm super excited because I am now an official "Agent" for one of my favorite blogs, Teen Services Underground!! Their posts and ideas have been so helpful to me as a librarian so I am happy to have a chance to pay it forward. I'll be sharing the link to my posts here. Please check … Continue reading New Gig!
I really am the luckiest girl - I have some amazing patrons! One of my favorite families brought me this beautiful necklace from their recent trip to Hawaii. I found it waiting for me on my desk when I came back to work on Monday. It's a silver flower - the kind they use when … Continue reading Lucky Girl
This was from a few weeks ago. I was sitting in the story time room having lunch and I happened to look over at our flannel/dry erase board and this side was facing the wall.... In case you can't read this because of the glare, it says "I farted on my brothers fase!!!!" lol. I … Continue reading Brotherly Love….
A couple weeks ago I was working on Saturday and one of our favorite families came in. Their daughter, Sarah, is really into drawing and she drew pictures of Ali and I. They are so cute! And really good! Also, I love that they say "Mrs. Molly" since that is what they call me now … Continue reading Mrs. Molly Portrait
This letter is great, because it is so true. I have not been to Library School myself (and somehow manage to perform my job) but I imagine that they don't tell you about kids tracking poop through the Children's Room, women having miscarriages in the bathroom, skateboarders walking in to the library in shock and … Continue reading Letters to a Young Librarian: Ten Things I Didn’t Learn in Library School, by Eric S. Riley
I have been using a song to start off my 3-5 year old story time called "My Hands Say Hello," which I found on Abby the Librarian's awesome blog. The song goes like this, waving your hands in the air: (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell) My hands say hello My hands … Continue reading The Hello Song Turns Inappropriate….
Ah, the library volunteer. Volunteers are great, don't get me wrong. There are lots of ways they can help out at the library. But here's the thing: most people, and these are typically intelligent people, are under the assumption that being a librarian is EASY. I mean, who wouldn't want to sit at a desk … Continue reading Volunteer-itis
Caution: Watch for Falling Poop! I think we have actually lost track as to how many children have left a bit of excrement behind in the Children's Room. In the 4 years the new building has been open, there have been at least as many incidents, if not more. Today was no exception. I was … Continue reading Strange Tales from the Children’s Room…..
OK. So I'm not going to tell you that I always read signs. In fact, I recently managed to cancel my vehicle registration at the DMV because I did not read a sign. But, I feel like library patrons are notorious for not reading signs that are right in front of them. I once went … Continue reading Library Rant #2: The Inability to Read Signs
