2018 School Spending Survey Report
>Bless this man, but send him some body armor
>In the March issue of the British children's books magazine Books for Keeps, there are capsule profiles of three children's librarians.
And those are two activities you definitely don't want to do at the same time.
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>Doing crafts is mandatory in our library system and a number of YS people are pretty ticked at having to come up with something for 18 month old babies. Since when did you need more than a good book?!Posted : Apr 12, 2006 01:19
Elizabeth
>Locusts? Those kids were vultures. I nearly got buried alive as they climbed all over me in their lust for the candy. Roger had already locked himself in the staff room in terror. (Gentle readers, I do not exaggerate.)Even Kumquat could barely cope with those kids. I've never seen anyone grab his check and exit with more rapidity.
Posted : Apr 09, 2006 10:19
Roger Sutton
>Busted by Elizabeth! It's all true. E. was kind enough to help out at that party--what I remember most was when she unveiled the snacks table and the kids flew like locusts upon it.And the scary little girl was named, deceptively, Angel. Quite a reader and very smart--for a while her mother was dating one of the other librarians and one night Angel locked them both out of the house, ignoring their cries while playing Rhoda Penmark's party-piece on the piano . . . . (At least, I always imagined she was.)
Posted : Apr 09, 2006 01:00
rindambyers
>Now buying my local library a free "Hornbook" subscription, that IS indeed turning the other cheek! I don't think I could do it in silence, though, I confess. I would allow myself the privilege with the cost of the subscription of expressing a few extra pointed words as to how unwisely my tax money is being spent! A library! With no book review magazines on its shelves? Wah!Posted : Apr 09, 2006 12:00
Elizabeth
>Roger, I think you should fess up and admit that you hired a clown (named Kumquat, I recall) to entertain the kids at a summer reading party you threw when you were children's librarian at Chicago's Pulaski branch. Kumquat was even less relevant to reading than a crafts table.The really shameless thing that day, though, was that you kept humming the theme music to The Bad Seed everytime the little girl who had read the most books came up to get a prize!
I just thought your many fans might enjoy this glimpse into your librarian past...
Posted : Apr 08, 2006 09:51