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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