This week at the library; or, It's not over yet

What's happening in my head and at the library

• This would normally be my last week of programs, but I still have a ton of outreach visits and a gingerbread storytime that I'm hearing a lot of interest in next week, so....yeah, it's not over yet.
• Started the week with either the remnants of a cold or the sinus infection that never ends, it just keeps coming back. I had intended to get a lot of work - reviewing, cooking, and misc. stuff done last weekend but I mostly just slept and felt sorry for myself.
• No time for that this week though! On top of still working on neighborhoods (determined to make it to the S's this week!) I had programs, newsletters and publicity to write for next year that needs to go out now, scheduling and planning for the position that's posting next week, and just general madness. I powered through although coming back after Friday was really, really hard.
• Saturday was awesome, once I got into it - we have a new partnership with the local dance studio, after a slow start lots of people showed up, and it was a quick clean-up.

Programs

• Stealth: Paws to Read (winter reading program) (this week three kittens from the animal shelter visited on Monday at 4:30 before Tiny Tots)
• Stealth: Take home storytime: Let's guess
• Stealth: I Spy Aquarium
• December Outreach: Believe in the Christmas Wombat (1 visit)
• Toddlers 'n' Books (2 sessions)
• Books 'n' Babies
• Messy Art Club: Holiday Ornaments
• We Explore Nature: Animals in Winter
• Santa's Kitchen (including Toe to Toe Ballet School)

What the kids are reading:

• Calvin and Hobbes - suggested Mal and Chad
• PAWS - Mysteries for a 5 year old, suggested Mystery by Eaton
• PAWS - sports books (directed to sports in Neighborhoods)
• PAWS - sparkly reads - went through a couple and she decided on Dotty by Perl
• Books on ancient Egypt (and we discussed which LOTR book to read first)
• duct tape crafts (I keep meaning to buy some for the teen area but haven't yet)
• Lexile around 600 - really wanted something shorter/easier, but nothing came up at the right level. I gave her Julie Bowe's My Last Best Friend and suggested a couple other shorter things.
• Otis books - found them hiding in the back
• Berenstain Bears - really need to add more to this tub
• "the mythology book you recommended to me last time" no luck on that one...