Work is work. We have had a very busy and successful first week of summer reading. And by that I mean that I haven't had time to do much of anything besides checking things in, checking things out, answering questions, and signing kids up for summer reading. It has stayed busy, a fact which is heightened by the fact that my boss has gone away on ( Read more... )

If you are a librarian, sometime around the end of the school year, summer reading starts. At this point, all of the children, newly released from prison school, come in droves to the library so their adults can force them to sign up for our summer reading program. The fact that the first day of summer reading comes the day after we are closed for ( Read more... )

Just in time for National Novel Writing Month. . . I am trying out Scrivner.  They have a lovely little promotion on the nanowrimo site that instead of a 30 day trial, you get to use it until Dec. 7, so I can test it out, come up with an outline, use it to write, and then retrieve my (hopefully) completed story after the month is over.  Anyone used ( Read more... )

I had a dream last night that I was out with friends too late.  We finally ended our visit and I went home to get ready for work.  Except I fell asleep instead.  I woke up and it was 2:30.  I was supposed to be charge of a library program at 2, so I was very very late ( Read more... )

I'll finally start training to be the lead youth fiction selector tomorrow.  I am very excited.  Unfortunately, I will get two days of training, and then I am off for a week on vacation, so I won't get to use any of my spiffy new skills.  Ah well, that'll come in time.  Work is good overall.  I am taking on new responsibilities and I feel that I am ( Read more... )

I am reeling.  I mean, I am totally blown away ( Read more... )

This year, the Caldecott award for the best illustrated childrens book was awarded to Jerry Pinkney for his version of "The Lion and the Mouse." I read this one. It is almost wordless. The art is beautiful ( Read more... )

Wow, it has been a long time since I last posted. Sorry about that ( Read more... )

It has been quite a time since I have updated.  Where did February go, anyway ( Read more... )

I am feeling much better today.  It's amazing what a bit of extra sleep can do for a body.  It's a good thing too, because I go back to work today after three days off.  I work the next nine days in a row.  Wee!  I am going to be very busy.  I have lately let my writing fall by the wayside.  I finally got out my notebook yesterday and did some free ( Read more... )