This week at the library; or, Summer Week Two

I taught several kids to whipstitch

What's Happening

• Monday
• Garden playgroup; Tiny Tots
• Teen maker space; Read with Pearl

I walked into chaos. Yep, it's summer. Still not as busy as the year the pool was closed though...our circulation seems a bit lower than usual.

• Tuesday
• Toddlers 'n' Books (2 sessions); Nature's Niche
• Lakeshores Learning presentation

We had about 100 people for our live animal show, which was smaller than usual but just perfect because a lot of kids from the special education school came! I've been doing some outreach with them and working with some parents and I'm super excited about this!

• Wednesday
• We Explore Favorite Artist Eric Carle

I had a huge group for storytime and then it was quiet the rest of the day.

• Thursday
• Explore Elkhorn (field trip)
• Library on the Go
• Books 'n' Babies
• Messy Art Club: Puppetry

My first Library on the Go. It went pretty well, aside from being miserably hot and the ipad not cooperating. I had a tiny group at Messy Art Club. Super enthusiastic and they loved it, but tiny. Woe and Despair.

• Friday
• Pete the Cat pre-kindergarten field trip
• Maker Workshop: Sewing

This was a long day. I started at 8am, prepping for the field trip. Four tours with 20 kids each (my staff ran 4 craft programs, Pattie did 4 storytimes, and the school did 4 snacks). Grabbed a quick lunch, revised the schedule for next fall, had my first shot at teaching my aides to crochet, and then set up for the sewing workshop. Very enthusiastic group, I had to sadly tell everyone it was time to go when we closed at 6pm.