It's National Library Week.
How glad I am for libraries this week and always.
How rich it is to have a place to borrow books,
to load up on research, art, music, words, and stories!
How glad I am for the staff at my library,
gracious souls who do not even sniff
when the wildebeests and I emerge
with a mountain of books to take home.
How patient they are with the noise and flamboyance
of kid-ruckus and story hour,
even when small bears and dragons and pirates
weave and wail beyond their story circles.
How perfectly like a matchmaker
is our children's librarian,
always hunting down treasure
to help her patrons fall in love with reading.
Happy Library Week!
Our latest librarian-found treasures:
When Mischief Came To Town by Katrina Nannestad
Hector and Hummingbird by Nicholas John Frith
Tea Party In the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi
Detective Gordon: the First Case by Ulf Nilsson
Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
3 comments:
You are so fun! I love it!
Tea Party in the Woods is one of my favorite books ever!!
xo
I too love libraries - from the volunteer one that operates in our small town, which still manages to have lots for me to read (and a program for children I used to volunteer with until I got a 'real' job) to the most fabulous new library in my home city of Halifax. It is so stunning and completely kid and adult friendly. Yay for libraries. They are the best!
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