Things I'm thinking about: Work

• I loved being a children's librarian this last year, and I really like working in the school system. It was so fun to grow into the library being "my" place, learning all the details that go into keeping the place running smoothly, and learning to feel more self-confident in a community that can be a little intimidating to outsiders.
• I think I read stories to children, from pre-schoolers to 10-year-olds, over 400 times during those nine months. That's a lot of stories. I had to learn to nuture my throat.
• I don't even want to know how many books I shelved. Recruiting more parent volunteers is high on my to-do list for the beginning of next year.
• I just finished spending a lot of hours of my own time in the library (after school let out for the summer) cleaning, sorting and organizing. It was so satisfying to chuck old catalogs and legacy "stuff" left over from the last librarian, and to leave things in good order for the next year. Not all the "projects" are done - I don't think they ever will be in a job like that - but there shouldn't be any hidden surprises.
• I'm not sure yet if I'll have the library job next year - my seniority in the district is very low, and I think they have to offer my job to a couple of other people who lost their jobs last week. But I haven't heard any news yet, so it's looking promising that I'll keep the job.
• I'm planning on finishing my paperwork for substituting this summer, and I'm going to try to fill many of my off-days (the library job is only 3 days per week) with substituting. That should be an adventure! If I lose the library job, I'll just sub more days per week.
• Yeah for summer break! It really starts for me tomorrow!!