Category Archives: library stuff

30
Aug, 2006

craft party

today at work, i went to a craft work party. see, we have to create pieces for over 400 crafts for each week of storytime and the people who are in charge of putting all of this together were feeling … Continue reading →

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03
Aug, 2006

of rats and mice

so last night as i was cleaning up some beets to pickle them, i noticed that the roots on them looked just like i would imagine the tails of the three blind mice to look (am i a children’s librarian … Continue reading →

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24
May, 2006

invisible dog 2

today i had my first school visit where i do a song and dance for the kiddies to entice them to read all summer long. this particular song and dance involves the invisible dog. so afterwards, i had to walk … Continue reading →

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18
May, 2006

invisible dog

just one more reason i love my job. today, at a meeting, i was given an invisible dog on a leash. it’s part of a skit we’re planning to do when we talk to the schools about being a part … Continue reading →

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11
Apr, 2006

wandering the stacks

recently, i’ve had reason to explore some of the libraries on campus. a few days ago, i visited the historical society and needed to retrieve something out of the stacks. i had a call number, but no idea where to … Continue reading →

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07
Apr, 2006

two worlds collide…

last night i had my first evening storytime at my new library. one of my friends-with-a-kid had told me that she was planning to come, but when i opened up the storytime door, i was surprised to see that two … Continue reading →

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30
Mar, 2006

reference success! (and other happy stuff)

today, a patron at the library approached me and started in with a meandering request that went something like this, “a few years ago, i saw this documentary on pbs about a man.” and i settled in for the long … Continue reading →

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17
Mar, 2006

save our swamps

today, i visited some very specialized libraries on the local state university campus. namely, the geography library and the map library (and yes, they actually are two separate entities). i’m doing a project for my graduate class on dr. seuss … Continue reading →

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03
Mar, 2006

a quick summary and an apology

sorry! i seem to have been remiss in my blogging and i haven’t had an entry since sunday! the only problem with that is that sometimes the littlest happy things get forgotten. so here are a few i remember: –i … Continue reading →

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26
Feb, 2006

oh heavenly day!

last night i fell asleep while reading a book somewhere around 9:00. this is extremely unusual for me and i was pretty sure i was going to wake up around 11:00 and not be able to sleep again until 2:00. … Continue reading →

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