Library Kids
Nov. 11th, 2008 03:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annundrielSome days I really do love working at the library. Even when it gets really busy. At least when it gets busy, that means I'm doing work instead of sitting there trying to fill up hours by shelf-reading again.
And it did get really busy for about an hour yesterday. There was an actually line of patrons involved. It was crazy.
But then it calmed down some and one of the kids from my day of PE subbing showed up. He actually sought me out to say, "Hey! You were my PE teacher!" which was fun. I remembered him, too. One of the fifth graders. When he checked out his books, he asked me when I'd be subbing at the school again. That made me happy, as that means that I made a good impression on the kids and they'd like me back. It really shouldn't be that surprising, I guess, since I get along with the kids when I'm at the library. And the twins and I are pretty close.
Speaking of the twins, I did spend the majority of yesterday morning texting Tris while actually doing library-related work. He makes me laugh. I miss them! :(
Mostly, I think part of what I makes working at that particular library is seeing all the same kids over and over. I know which ones are quiet and which ones are rowdy, which ones will check out DVDs and which ones will go for books. I like being able to make recommendations and find out what books they're really enjoying and which ones they aren't. It's fun.
Near the very end of the day, I helped some older kids type up some PSP cheats. They'd printed them out, but the print was too small so the girl (who I've helped before and is fun to talk to) asked if I'd help out. Since I'd shelved everything and was pretty much just wasting time until closing, I said sure. She was majorly impressed by my typing skills. I told her I'm so fast because I took Keyboarding in high school and have had loooots of practice.
It was a good day. Subbing there tomorrow, too, since the regular librarian is off celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary.
Randomly, a trailer is up for the new Disney-Pixar movie, Up.
And it did get really busy for about an hour yesterday. There was an actually line of patrons involved. It was crazy.
But then it calmed down some and one of the kids from my day of PE subbing showed up. He actually sought me out to say, "Hey! You were my PE teacher!" which was fun. I remembered him, too. One of the fifth graders. When he checked out his books, he asked me when I'd be subbing at the school again. That made me happy, as that means that I made a good impression on the kids and they'd like me back. It really shouldn't be that surprising, I guess, since I get along with the kids when I'm at the library. And the twins and I are pretty close.
Speaking of the twins, I did spend the majority of yesterday morning texting Tris while actually doing library-related work. He makes me laugh. I miss them! :(
Mostly, I think part of what I makes working at that particular library is seeing all the same kids over and over. I know which ones are quiet and which ones are rowdy, which ones will check out DVDs and which ones will go for books. I like being able to make recommendations and find out what books they're really enjoying and which ones they aren't. It's fun.
Near the very end of the day, I helped some older kids type up some PSP cheats. They'd printed them out, but the print was too small so the girl (who I've helped before and is fun to talk to) asked if I'd help out. Since I'd shelved everything and was pretty much just wasting time until closing, I said sure. She was majorly impressed by my typing skills. I told her I'm so fast because I took Keyboarding in high school and have had loooots of practice.
It was a good day. Subbing there tomorrow, too, since the regular librarian is off celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary.
Randomly, a trailer is up for the new Disney-Pixar movie, Up.
