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It wasn't even close, with Pigeon winning in an overwhelming 2 to 1 victory over Pete the Cat. Pigeon, amusing, outspoken and often times devious, was not really taken seriously as a candidate for president. Pete the Cat - known for sage advice in his "Groovy Guides" to life and love, was thought to be … Continue reading Election Day in the Children’s Room
I started out my library career as a Library Tech, or Library Page, as we call them at our library. I was briefly a Story Time Coordinator, and then some other made up position - Associate Librarian, maybe? And then the Library I worked at finally managed to create a Children's Librarian position and that … Continue reading There’s No “I” In Library….wait, yes there is…
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….
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….
In September, I posted about Banned Books Week and mentioned that our library had just this year decided to un-ban Mark Twain's Eve's Diary, which had been banned by a bunch of stuffy librarians with buns and glasses on chains about 100 years ago because of some inappropriate drawings (see below.) Twain even called … Continue reading The Ghost of Mark Twain
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…..
