This week at the library; or, A paradox, a paradox, a most ingenious paradox!

It's all worth it.

What's happening in my head and at the library

• Monday
• I celebrated Leap Year by a Pirates of Penzance marathon, hence the subtitle above. We also had an extra-long staff meeting. That was practically all that happened today because we had a lot to discuss.
• Tuesday
• Toddlers 'n' Books (2 sessions) (Pattie)
• Bookaneers
• Massive snowstorm! Storytime was cancelled because there was no school. It was a quiet day and I got a lot of work done and happily circulation stepped up to help with shelving as my aide was out sick. I had a small but happy group for book club.
• Wednesday
• Winter Wigglers: Teddy Bear Hunt
• Another relatively quiet day. I got a good amount of work done.
• Thursday
• Books 'n' Babies (Pattie)
• Lego Club
• Tap to Play
• I had an average but VERY enthusiastic group at Lego Club. Tap to Play is really dead but we've only got one more anyways.
• Friday
• I went to Walmart and bought vast amounts of candy (for science next week), cheap oil (same thing), and last-minute things for the Dr. Seuss party. Then I finally wandered into work and did some weeding and reports and things kept happening and I didn't leave until nearly 4pm.
• Saturday
• Dr. Seuss Celebration
• I'm tired and I need to figure out a way to plan so that I magically have everything I need, but not more than I need, for an unknown number of attendees and don't freak out before every program.

Projects in Progress or Completed

• Back to the 500s weeding - I'm up to the 590s
• Still working on easy readers with Jess
• Weeded and cleaned out tub books
• Planning programs
• Monthly report, budget, orders

A selection of book requests and reader's advisory questions

• Alice books - I'm still buying the series a few at a time
• Reader's advisory for a voracious teen reader. We discussed a lot of different things and she took Eleventh Plague and Stolarz' Deadly little secrets.
• Books about rainbow looms - we don't have any
• Dr. Seuss - lots of requests from teachers and parents
• Sudden recurrence of interest in rainbow looms - need to order some books
• graphic novels - need to fill in several series, Korgi, Bird & Squirrel, etc.
• Behind the bedroom wall
• I was just wondering if I should get more Sonic the Hedgehog comics and a kid asked for them so I probably should.
• I should buy additional copies of Willems' pigeon books