Jean Little Library: This week at the library; or, The week of crazy

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Happening this week

Read with Pearl
No school today. For the first time in my memory, Elkhorn scheduled its trick-or-treating on a day when we were open. After eloquently arguing at the staff meeting that we need double coverage from 5-6, 5-6 was....dead. In fact the entire evening was dead. Possibly the pheasant who flew into the window is dead also (not really, it ran off afterwards).

Toddlers 'n' Books (2 sessions) (Pattie)
Bookaneers
We checked out 45 books at Bookaneers! The kids are really getting into the reading spirit!

Youth Center
Got hit with storms coming and going - had to cancel the planned 1st grade visit. We melted crayons at the youth center for two hours. The kids were into it.

Books 'n' Babies (Pattie)
Mad Scientists Club: Building Challenge
I came in late to work because I knew I was going to need to stay late. And also because I took ibuprofen and overslept. Well, these things happen. It was messy and chaotic and a ton of people came and we got pretty much everything that had been in the basement GONE.

Space Night
I went to a meeting of local youth services librarians at noon. We had a lot of fun although I was a bit of a downer because I had a headache...then I went back to work for a few hours and then over to the middle school for space night.(it was actually for ages 5 and under, it's just the middle school is a handy place to have things). I still have a headache.

I took: paper tubes, paper, tape, scissors and markers to make rockets. The Osmo, books and our remote circ, and event calendars. There were over 100 people there.

Fairy Tale Adventure
Was it worth all the work? Only 50 people came. The weather has been really, really mild - last year it was icky and people wanted to be inside. However, the people who came loved it and I think the more we do it the more people will come. I am so tired.

Library talk

Patron excited about the new Listen 'n' Read (easy reader audio) bags.
One of the book club moms complimented me on my patience. This is really nice to hear when I feel like things are getting chaotic!
Several middle schoolers at the youth center revived interest in visiting the library which they hadn't done in years.
Several teachers brought their kids to the Fairy Tale Adventure and were so grateful that we had done a Saturday program they could attend.

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