The kids call her “The Laminator”…
Posted by: notesfromtheblacklagoon on: February 11, 2008
Hello world! Ok, so I do love to laminate and I also love The Librarian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler, but this blog is dedicated to all things Children’s Services in a public library. I, myself, am the head of Children’s Services at an urban library in Massachusetts. I have a wonderful staff of 7 and wear many, many hats in this job, so I thought I would start a blog about the ins and outs of running a children’s room. It’s hard work, but a lot of fun. I look forward to sharing my thoughts and reading yours! More tomorrow….it’s 5 o’clock and it’s quittin’ time.
2 Responses to "The kids call her “The Laminator”…"
February 14, 2008 at 7:29 am
I,too, wear many hats at a small public library and have had many years of experience as Head of a Children’s Room. Wearing many hats better prepares you as an information specialist and, also, gives you a better understanding of how a library works from the ground up.
Good for you to have a hamster in the Children’s Room. Many children, readers and non-readers, must want to visit the library pet and perhaps learn a little something about taking care of a pet. It’s a great way to draw children in and they just might want to check out a book or dvd on pets!
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February 11, 2008 at 11:05 pm
She’s so modest, that would be “Intrepid Laminator” not to mention “Hamster Wrangler Extraordinaire” but fear her not, luckily, she’s on our side.
I can attest, in the voice of twenty-five years experience in this position in a former life, that she’s not kidding when she says she wears many, many hats. And she wears all those hats well so trust me when I say she’ll have lots to say and share.