The Library Posts

Have you ever heard of Jon Scieszka?  *(by the way, he will tell you his last name is pronounced in a way that it rhymes with FRESCA)  He has been a children's author for many years.  Most of his books used to be illustrated by Lane Smith.  In the teaching world, those two names went together like Christmas and tree.  Recently Scieszka has started a new series called Truck...

Well, we had the Fancy Nancy Party today...and it was a success!  First, let's talk about the snacks.  Last night, after I got home from dinner at Larry's Masonic lodge, I dipped plain white marshmallows into melted Hershey's chocolate.  I dipped less than half the marshmallow in the chocolate (I didn't want it to be TOO chocolaty)...then I dipped THAT into sprinkles.  Thr...

I work at a library.  To some people, this is a very quiet place to work.  But when you get used to the sounds of the library, you realize how NOISY the library actually is.  Sounds like an oxymoron right?  Let me explain.In our library we have anywhere from 6-18 people working at any given time.  Normally we average about 10.  That's 10 people talking, typing, walkin...

Dear Patrons of Libraries, There are certain etiquette rules I think you should know about.  Please read the following, then actually adhere to these guidelines. General Areas of the Library:Cell phones are not allowed.  We have posted "No Cell Phone" signs all over the library.  It doesn't matter if you are deep in the stacks and cannot see an employee.  There are no cell phon...