tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post1745657767287412028..comments2024-02-27T07:56:17.122-06:00Comments on Jean Little Library: This week at the library; or, Celebrating the chaosJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post-76978530681193133432015-04-10T06:15:32.017-05:002015-04-10T06:15:32.017-05:00I used to list, "I just don't seem to hea...I used to list, "I just don't seem to hear 'loud' in the library. It doesn't bother me." as one of my strengths in interviews. <br /><br />Along with "I speak Toddler."libraryannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559988395581917033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post-15622317494776760932014-07-21T11:11:10.661-05:002014-07-21T11:11:10.661-05:00One of my previous colleagues recently posted a li...One of my previous colleagues recently posted a list of "libraries I have been shushed in" (-:)<br /><br />I do understand the frustration with constant mess and so on, but to me the fact that there are blocks on the floor and the occasional louder than a whisper child is just...not important. At all.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post-41293428444562280002014-07-21T10:59:47.057-05:002014-07-21T10:59:47.057-05:00Oh, me, too! In fact, when I first got this job, ...Oh, me, too! In fact, when I first got this job, rather than telling me how perfect the job was for me, everyone asked, "Don't you have to be quiet in a library?" I can be quiet! Hypothetically speaking.<br /><br />Yes, we do want parents to teach their kids to keep the noise level down, and to put things back, etc., BUT - as with story time, we don't want them to wait until they have all that down before they come in! Libraries are places to learn, and we have no problem being part of that learning experience.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191114596338482173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post-3132823533031504812014-07-19T07:38:17.353-05:002014-07-19T07:38:17.353-05:00I always tell my patrons that I'm the loudest ...I always tell my patrons that I'm the loudest person in the library! I don't mind if kids are loud while having fun...shushing parents make me uncomfortable. :)MPL Early Literacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843195919544050565noreply@blogger.com