WEDNESDAY -- I had to finish processing more invoices at the firm today so I was not able to get the earlier train. As a result, I got to the Children's Room at 5:30pm. Lyda, Cecile and Arpine were hard at work. I helped Lyda count bundles of the Bookmarks that won the bookmark contest. We're holding an award ceremony on Saturday that Hala put together. I think I picked up about 4 calls tonight from people who are attending the event.
I spent most of the night working on my Pathfinder for the online homework help. I looked at the books from the stacks and also searched the catalog for what we have in the collection. I did not get too far since I only had four titles typed up when the library closed.
I got a few reference questions, cleared the computer room every half hour and picked up the phone for reference and RSVP calls. I was more confident with answering questions about what book for this grade level. There was a mom who was asking for a list of recommended books for her child who is in Kindergarden. As far as I knew, there were no such lists in the library but after I directed her to the picture books, I looked at the Children's Room website and saw there is a page called Book Lists. I clicked on this and found a list for Early REaders which I printed out and gave to the mother browsing the JO section.
Cecile asked me today how I am liking the internship and I told her that I like it a lot. She said that in the beginning she thought I did not like it because I was quiet. I really thought that it was funny she observed me being quiet. At the firm, when I'm out on vacation, they say that the library is eerily quiet because I am the noisy, rambunctious one there. There is never a time that one would not hear a burst of laughter from the back room. There are times when Reed, the L.A. librarian will come to my desk and ask me what's funny. My usual reply is: "You!" After sometime, he learned not to ask anymore and would tell me that I am too sassy! I am usually quiet at a new workplace, I tend to observe first before I give my co-workers a dose of my weird self :o) As far as the Children's Room is concerned, I always feel like I have to be quiet in a public library. This comes from growing up in a culture where librarians are seen as strict and libraries are considered hallowed ground that children should either keep mum or whisper when visiting. I was always shushed as a kid coming to the library. I have a loud voice by nature and ultra-giggly to boot, it does not help any that I find humor in anything and everything so my dear Cecile, I have a few more weeks to show you that I am not as quiet as you might think. However, in keeping with library policy...I'll try very hard to control myself though...that's a promise! :o)
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