The most exciting thing this week is that my first nonfiction column for School Library Journal's new newsletter, is live and online! "Selecting and Promoting Nonfiction in Your Library"
- Monday
Read With Pearl(Jess) (cancelled due to weather)- We had a staff meeting. I did things.
- Tuesday
- Toddlers 'n' Books (2 sessions) (Pattie)
- January Outreach: Under the Snow (3 sessions)
- I accidentally showed up half an hour early for outreach, but I was on time for the board meeting! Trying to weed the dinosaurs and schedule performers. With great dexterity I missed the "poop incident" by about five minutes. I did not inquire for further details.
- Wednesday
- We Explore Science (Jess)
- This program was a great success! Jess had stations out for the kids to investigate evergreens - painting with branches, a matching game, investigating evergreens with magnifying glasses and water, etc.
- Another webinar, good thoughts on communication and management from Marge.
- Outreach tour with middle school kids from the special education school. They mostly wanted to look around and chat - some had cards and were regular users, some were very interested in getting cards. The video games got a lot of love.
- Thursday
- Books 'n' Babies (Pattie)
- Mad Scientists Club: Science of Snow
- Luckily we had a small group for Mad Science - this is not a project that lends itself to large crowds!
- I had Friday off, in lieu of working several Friday and Saturdays recently.
Projects in Progress or Completed
- Weeding 500s and board books
- Scheduling performers
- Webinars and meetings
- Staff meeting
- Options board meeting
- (webinar) Managing Children's Services: Communication in the Youth Services Department
- Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference: My 10 biggest mistakes and how to avoid them with Marge Loch-Wouters
What the kids are reading
- Recommendations for fan of Naylor's Alice - Lauren Myracle. Might do Tara Altebrando next.
- award-winners for a battle of the books for an outside school
- books about Wisconsin
- ballet book
- Cam Jansen
- Muddy Max - wanted more, recommended Summer camp science mysteries
- movies and books about hamsters (only came up with chipmunk movies - hidden kingdoms)
- swiss family robinson
- struggling/reluctant 1st grade reader
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