The Loopy Librarian

My daughter stepped on a little snake in the driveway tonight, and it bit her on the foot. My husband got a good look at it and figured out it wasn’t poisonous, and my daughter was really cool about it. She said, “Well, I don’t blame it for biting me. I’d bite too if I [...]

My son asked me the other day what I would want to be if not a librarian. I was most certainly perplexed. Librarians are unique creatures who fit into the world like the proverbial square pegs in round holes. I am no exception. As such, I cannot imagine what else I would do. Maybe be [...]

I have a new job in Administration. I thought it would be a dry and humorless job filled with endless paperwork, and, to be honest it sometimes is.  I write and review policies, apply for grants, deal with personnel issues and patron complaints. When I first learned of my new job responsibilities, I kept listening [...]

If you are like most people, you think of librarians as shy and quiet folks who talk in hushed tones and say “Sshh” alot. I have yet to meet that librarian. Maybe she does exist somewhere, but the librarians I know are vibrant, animated people with definite opinions and interesting lives. If you don’t believe [...]

Recently, I was asked to review a children’s book that had been challenged at one of our branch libraries.  The book, Devil in the Drain by Daniel Pinkwater, is old and no longer appears to be in print. But, the author is popular and award-winning. As soon as I saw the title, I could guess at [...]

You may have noticed that it has been awhile since my last blog.  Like most of you, I was busy dealing with the holidays.  Unlike most of you, I actually was an elf, but that’s another story. Today I share with you some of the useless bits of information that I’ve managed to gather over [...]

Happily residing in the children’s department of my library are several familiar characters and animals that welcome children each day.  Barney is still a particular favorite as is evident in the number of times he is removed from his place on the shelf to keep a child company during his/her visit.  One young lady asked if [...]

Whether or not we are willing to admit it, most of us have Googled our names to see what hits we would get.  The results can range from comical to downright humbling.  Few of us, however, have been so bold as the young boy who recently stopped by the library.  His mother found him on [...]

During storytime one morning, I overheard two parents discussing various ideas on how to deal with uncooperative or disobedient children.  One parent said, “When my son is uncooperative, I just tell him we won’t go to

Having conversations with children is one of the best aspects of this job. The following conversation is a terrific example of why this is so. A child I recognized as one I had helped select picture books about police officers was back again, so I asked him how he liked the books. Referring to Sherman [...]