Its so nice to have a regular weekly shift at the library (now tuesday nights). Now that I've done a couple in a row, I'm recognizing some of the repeat patrons and feel like I'm getting to know some of them (most of the rest of the time I'm at different libraries on different days at different times, which is fun in its own way but I definitely feel like I'm missing out on getting to know the folks and helping them over time).
There's a great Mom with two kids, and the boy's teacher keeps assigning interesting family extra credit projects (which apparently the parents are supposed to help with) and this week I got to help find ways to make totem poles out of paper towel rolls (my favorite was this pdf template from the Monterey Bay Aquarium here) The daughter has now read all the books on our first & second grade suggested reading list and so I introduced her to some of the young Cam Jansen series (and others on the Top 10 Series for 2nd Grade list). And of course lots of other people to help find biographies, tap dancing movies, modern dance books (for a report unfortunately due tomorrow), sign language books, information on the history of the telephone, Pilgrims (x2), and lots of other interesting sounding books.
Back tomorrow night for more fun!