October has begun and with it a new era for the Humboldt Public Library. We have survived a week since Jean Holste retired. So far, I haven’t had to call her even once to ask “do you remember where we put xyz?” or “who do I call when we need abc?’ She trained us well.
Every morning I peek through the window into the children’s office to make sure that Sarah, our new children’s librarian showed up for work. I’m always afraid she is going to realize just how much Jean actually accomplished every day. I’m afraid Sarah will throw her hands into the air and run screaming out of the building when it becomes clear that to do the job that Jean did would require at least two average human beings. But, Sarah isn’t average. She has survived early-out-Wednesdays, several school class visits and several trips to various daycare facilities. She is still coming into work each morning with a brave smile on her face. I think we have a keeper!
As we approach Halloween, the library begins its autumnal transition. Sherri Crowley has decorated our display case for the season. Demi has hung her “scary ancestor” in the teen area. It’s one of those innocent, antique-looking portraits until you glance at it a second time. The lovely person has become something altogether less charming. Kids and adults alike enjoy its appearance every year.
Pumpkins and fall leaves begin to decorate the shelves and we start to wonder where we stored those scarecrow mannequins. This year I found them right away. We have a dozen scarecrows, but for some reason, we now only have 11 heads. I’m a glass half-full type, so I choose to think that we have 12 scarecrows, one of whom is headless.
Once again this year we are going to check them out to anyone who would like to dress one up. When we get them all dressed in Halloween finery, we will display them in a downtown window. Anyone who wants can take a look and vote for a favorite. Last year’s contest may have been rigged by a middle school boy. There were an unusual number of votes for the scarecrow made by a particular middle school girl that appeared to have been written with the same ink pen in identical handwriting. She would have won anyway; I think he just wanted to make sure that the object of his desire had it in the bag.
Because we didn’t have room to have a dozen standing scarecrows in the library (to say nothing of how they might have frightened our custodian when she comes in early in the morning) ours are made to sit down. A skirt or a pair of trousers nicely camouflages his (or her) lower half. So give it some thought. Think up a good idea and decorate a scarecrow to share with the rest of Humboldt.
Check it out @your library.
Every morning I peek through the window into the children’s office to make sure that Sarah, our new children’s librarian showed up for work. I’m always afraid she is going to realize just how much Jean actually accomplished every day. I’m afraid Sarah will throw her hands into the air and run screaming out of the building when it becomes clear that to do the job that Jean did would require at least two average human beings. But, Sarah isn’t average. She has survived early-out-Wednesdays, several school class visits and several trips to various daycare facilities. She is still coming into work each morning with a brave smile on her face. I think we have a keeper!
As we approach Halloween, the library begins its autumnal transition. Sherri Crowley has decorated our display case for the season. Demi has hung her “scary ancestor” in the teen area. It’s one of those innocent, antique-looking portraits until you glance at it a second time. The lovely person has become something altogether less charming. Kids and adults alike enjoy its appearance every year.
Pumpkins and fall leaves begin to decorate the shelves and we start to wonder where we stored those scarecrow mannequins. This year I found them right away. We have a dozen scarecrows, but for some reason, we now only have 11 heads. I’m a glass half-full type, so I choose to think that we have 12 scarecrows, one of whom is headless.
Once again this year we are going to check them out to anyone who would like to dress one up. When we get them all dressed in Halloween finery, we will display them in a downtown window. Anyone who wants can take a look and vote for a favorite. Last year’s contest may have been rigged by a middle school boy. There were an unusual number of votes for the scarecrow made by a particular middle school girl that appeared to have been written with the same ink pen in identical handwriting. She would have won anyway; I think he just wanted to make sure that the object of his desire had it in the bag.
Because we didn’t have room to have a dozen standing scarecrows in the library (to say nothing of how they might have frightened our custodian when she comes in early in the morning) ours are made to sit down. A skirt or a pair of trousers nicely camouflages his (or her) lower half. So give it some thought. Think up a good idea and decorate a scarecrow to share with the rest of Humboldt.
Check it out @your library.
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