WEDNESDAY -- I'm still very busy at the firm with end of the month tasks that I had to call the Children's Room to say I'm running late. I did not get there until 6:30pm quite tired but looking forward to another fun night. My internship is becoming more and more of a refuge after a long day working on library accounts at the firm. I love walking in an seeing the friendly faces of the librarians, the pages and the patrons. Tonight I was so looking forward to joining the book discussion of the Snacktime Readers. The book of the month was Victory Garden by Lee Kochenderfer and I enjoyed the story very much. It was one of those books that take you away to a different time, a different place.
When I arrived, I found out that Theresa was sick so she had to go home early and the Snacktime Readers session was cancelled. I was a bit disappointed but I was more worried about how Theresa was feeling. She was so congested. I spent the rest of the night helping with reference, learning how to delete books out of Horizon and later when it quieted down, I chatted with Miss Daisy about her work as a librarian when she was still in the Philippines. I told her that one of my dreams as a librarian is to build a children's library in the Philippines. Nothing big but start with a small collection and build on it. Perhaps someday in the future, I can do this. For now, I still need to learn a lot when it come to children's librarianship.
In between chats and helping out patrons, I was thinking of the book Victory Garden. The story is set in Kansas during WWII, a time when men were called to serve in the war and families left behind planted vegetable gardens, called vistory gardens to help bring the boys home soon and to help with the war efforts. The story revolved around a girl, Teresa who took care of her sick neighbor's garden with the help of a few classmates. The story is not just about the war it was about family and friendships as well. The story has a poignant feel to it because although Teresa's brother who is a pilot in the war was always able to write and assure his family back home of his safety, the true horrors of the war was hitting the other families in Teresa's town. This is a must read for children ages 8 and older. It will give the reader an idea of what life was for families during wartime.
One thing that really struck me as I was reading the book was how everything was rationed, from gasoline to meat, sugar and other food items. We are so blessed these days that if we want to eat something, it almost always is available somehow, somewhere. There was a part of the book that talked about how people could eat all the chicken they want as long as they were chickens they raised. As a result, there was a description of picnics and eating golden crispy fried chicken. Being Dora, I of course got fixated on the fried chicken part...okay you know where this is getting right? No? Okay...as soon as I drove off the library, I went to KFC, but it was closed...I was desperate to bite into a crispy drumstick so I bought the next best thing...the last pre-packaged fried chicken at my local grocery store. I had a great dinner...yum yum!
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