I spent some time in one of the back rooms of the library yesterday. Time would be a key word here. Maybe more like time-capsule. My school was built in the late 80's, so there's the spoiler for you. I found two filing cabinets full of what I will call "stuff" from the early 90's. I chuckled because these files were from a lady who was the librarian and had stuff dated from when I was a junior in high school. Camcorder instruction manual anyone? (Insert my favorite saying here - Jesus, Take the Wheel!) Needless to say, two large trash cans were full when I left.
So I've been told by a good friend that I was quite bold in asking for some spacial changes in the library. With several changes of school buildings in my district, I figured we'd get turned down by the folks who move and paint stuff anyway, but it didn't hurt to try! So, I've got a great principal who is backing me in my "vision." I've picked the paint that I plan to do. Yes, I said, I will be doing the painting. The picture of the paint chips don't do the colors justice. If I learned anything in graduate school to be a librarian, it's that your space has to be inviting, or who's going to want to spend any time in there? Brightening the walls up is a start. I'm just waiting for a move of a Promethian board to fit in my cabin building that my great hubby built me three years ago and has been incognito as a tiki hut in my beach themed classroom.
Today, I'm heading out to look through the Professional Library that seems to be quite large. I'm thinking it is in need of weeding. I need the shelf space horribly. I hope my intuition is true, and I can make the shift of these books to that back room where those filing cabinets I emptied were, and move the children's books around to accommodate the growing collection.
Stay tuned for pictures as I continue the change. Until then, enjoy a good read and soak up the sun.