It's a suite life...

Oh, the ecstasy of solitude with books!

Mixed with the agony of a carpet cleaning company vigorously cleaning on the other side of a thin bedroom wall.

I wonder if the suite next door has a proper wall dividing the bedroom from the living room (rather than an ill fitting fabric canvas divider)? I always have suite envy, I take every opportunity to peer through other people's doorways as I see them emerge while I walk down the hallway.

Well, the roomie is gone for a few days and it's time to buckle down to work. For a self professed children's librarian like myself, that means: time to learn some new songs! My greatest weakness. The old-school tape player is out as I am currently learning some lullabies by singing along with words to "Wee Sing Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies" by Pamela Conn Beall and Hagen Nipp. I had a large repertoire of songs as a child, which is mostly what I've been falling back on for story times. I find it to be an excruciatingly slow process to learn new songs as an adult. It must be the same underdeveloped part of my brain that has in the past tried to learn new languages.

I am also attempting to write an article today on blogs of use for children's librarians - mainly focusing on blogs that are entertaining or provide book reviews that you wouldn't find in a review publications - you know, honest opinions, rather than "critical analysis." Does anyone out there have a favorite? At this point, I am short on blogs written BY children's librarians. And for obvious reasons, I can't include my own blog in this article! Please post a comment!!