First Day

[ceitfianna]

I'm feeling a little wobbly but good. Today was long and hopeful, I have all these lists of ideas and observations for the library. There's a lot of potential and I think the kids like me, I hope they do, the faculty seem to. One thing I need to figure out is when to eat lunch as I spend the lunch period telling them not to eat lunch in the library. And when I started out this morning was too early in the morning for me to eat though I had a really big mug of tea. That meant that I didn't actually eat until far too late in the day.

I was in the library from about 7:20am to 4:30 then in the school parking lot until 5:30 because one of my tires was flat. The AAA guy couldn't find a puncture in it and I have a little spare, so its okay for now. I need to find a good car place because I've had tire pressure issues before and possibly a Mazda dealership would make sense of it. That all meant that I didn't get to properly eat until I think 6 and back home until 6:30 or so. When I got back, there was lots of snuggling with Zadie, the beautiful dog at the place hosting me. She puts her paws on me and goes, no leaving yet, she improves my day so much.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I'm guessing that you don't know the name of
the person who sent the first email. It was Ray Tomlinson, and he did it in
1971. You're probably also unaware that he originated the use of the @
symbol as a key part of email addresses. Now I'd like to address your own
inner Ray Tomlinson, Gemini: the part of you that has done valuable work
hardly anyone knows about; the part of you that has created good stuff
without getting much credit or appreciation. I celebrate that unsung hero,
and I hope you will make a special effort to do the same in the coming
week.

I find this a really inspiring horoscope, Uncle Rob as I hope to be the kind of librarian that students and faculty can't imagine not being there. Or next year, they just open the door and look for me to say hi. I felt some of what I do and when it works today as I had a great conversation about unusual sports and books were checked out. What makes me sure this is the right job is that while my body is starting to go, didn't eat enough and awake for quite a while, I just feel positive.

Comments

[synchronicity2]

Perhaps if there are tables, you could make small signs that prop up someone reminding the kids that there are better places to eat their lunches that are not the library area?

[ceitfianna]

That's a good idea. I'm already planning a sign with how to act in the library, there's a small and older sign, but I want one that's mine. I also like the idea of reminding them that they can eat in a lot of other places.

[synchronicity2]

Yeah, you don't want to ever tell kids 'no' without giving them some viable alternatives in the process.

The Mazda dealer is probably the best idea for your car, especially if it's been having ongoing issues.

[ceitfianna]

Yup and they do have other options, a lot of teachers let them eat in their rooms, there's the hallway and a student life center. The library just at the moment has tables which can far too easily become lunch tables.

I'm hoping to do a little moving to change the feeling, the tables I think will take longer to get rid of, but I'll make it feel less like a study hall/meet up area.

[bjornwilde]

You could also eat a little earlier than is the usual. I get to work at 7am and used to force myself to wait until 12pm but then one day I decided I come in early, that means I can eat early. I do much better with 11am for lunch.

[ceitfianna]

Well, its more I have to figure out where as well. Around lunchtime is when the library seems to be busiest, it might be different on other days, but I realized, there's a kind of back room that I can sit in and keep an eye on students while not being fully in the library. Normal lunchtime for the school is from 11 to 11:30.

[bjornwilde]

Oh yeah, that doesn't work. Half the appeal of my early lunch is that most everyone else takes theirs at noon.

Signs might be helpful though.

[ceitfianna]

Yes, one of the trickier parts of being a librarian is that your space is a community space, it makes it harder to not be there and I have to be aware of what I'm doing.

[muji]

I'm glad your day went well. <3

[ceitfianna]

Thank you, it was a good day and this one is starting off well. I'm adding new books to the catalog.