Long time...

It's been a little while since I updated. Most days here are the same really.

Last Friday, I mostly worked the desk and got started on the shelf label project. It's going to be easy but a little tedious and time-consuming. Oh well. It will definitely give me something to do for the rest of my time here. I thought it was going to be quick, but just one section of the YAZ took me all day!

Tuesday I was by myself for the morning. I didn't have Little Tykes (holiday break) so I just worked on some odds and ends throughout the morning. I looked into planning for the rest of Little Tykes sessions and took some more information down for the shelf labels. When Suzanne came in for the afternoon/evening, we chatted briefly about what I'd been up to and then she had a teen program. I covered the desk while she did that and worked a bit on Little Tykes. She also had American Girl Club in the afternoon (which was crazy!) so I made reminder calls while she did that. I can't decide how I feel about the reminder calls. On the one hand, they're a nice service for hectic parents with active scheduled children. On the other hand, they're sort of like a telemarketer, especially for parents who don't have any problem remembering what they've signed their children up for. I would imagine they're annoying for the programs that repeat as well - like Jaymi's baby and toddler programs. So I always feel conflicted when I do them. But, it's how this library works, so I go with the flow. It just makes me wonder about whether I should do something like that in the future. After that, I had a little more time to show Suzanne what I'd done with the shelf labels and make sure I was on the same page as her, then it was time to head home.

It's very routine here at the library now. I imagine this is what my future looks like!