Day 26 - April 14, 2007

SATURDAY -- It was hot in the library when I got there today. The air-conditioning has not been working for the last few days now and although there is a fan going at the reference area, it's not enough. It was not too bad since it's still spring. So that as long as it is cool outside, we're not working in torturous heat indoors. It was quiet in the morning. We had a few families come in for Family Storytelling and Playtime for toddlers and because of the heat, the families left early.

In the afternoon, I helped out with the Awarding Ceremony for the bookmark contest winners. Most of the winners showed up with their families. I was at the door signing up people and taking the consent forms from parents or guardians. The signed forms were consent to release forms for pictures we take of the children/minors with Lyda and Mr. Mousie as they accept their certificates. I felt bad for Andrew, one of the pages who had to wear the Mouse suit. It must have been stifling hot in there.

After the ceremony, there was an artist, Jim Gilberts, who came to teach the children how to draw cartoons. I sat with the children to learn how draw. Although I never fancied myself to be an artist, I always wanted to learn to draw beyond the stick figures I make. Below you'll see my fanciful efforts of the drawings that I did while watching and listening to Mr. Gilberts. The basic storyline is Mr. Gilberts':

These are my drawings of a superhero mouse and his faithful doggie sidekick.

Okay, I'll continue posting the rest of my drawings in the upcoming blog entries. Perhaps this can be an alternative career. What do you guys think?