Friday, August 25, 2006

Get thee to a Library young lady!


Very small girl approaches desk shadowed by tall willowy teenage brother.

Hi, I need some books about following rules.

Oh okay.

Begin looking...Anything specific? - what about listening, honesty...

She looks at her brother.

He looks at her.

Ah, I guess all of those things.

Brother says, "Right answer."

I get her started at the shelf with some books to find, secretly hoping her brother will help.
Instead he heads over to use the internet. We find a few dreary books.

Did your parents send you to the library?

Yes. I'm in trouble.

Then I ask, "How about getting some good books too?"

Okay.

Do you like ... Rosemary Wells?

YES!

Okay... A few were just returned, I'll go get them.

We look around, I replenish the displays with good books while she trails along looking at them.
Later on I notice her having difficulty at the checkout. Over due fines.

Well, she checked out only one book : Learning How to Say Please. How depressing.

Scared to take anything else out.

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