Mixed bag

It was a good mini-holiday. I say mini because just as I was to return I started feeling as if I needed a holiday. Does that ever happen to you?

I did get to finish one project and did an outline for another. The latter is due on Friday. Would you believe it? My home PC has gone bum. It couldn't have happened at a worse time.

I came back to work on a weekend shift and in the midst of exam period. Somebody say mad house! The library gets noisier and busiest at this time. Students who did not bother to locate the library all term suddenly want the tour, the tutorial and you on a platter all in 5 minutes or less. It never ceases to amaze me. I often wonder if I were like that as a student. I sincerely hope not!! Two more weeks of this madness before the Christmas break. And yes I am counting.

I recently read a news article about the closure of the Antigua Public Library because of vandalism and theft. Interesting I thought. This case and that of our local public library (no there has been no further action) show me that people don't value libraries and the benefits to be derived from them. What does that say about us and our values?

On another note I read two articles in the weekend paper that encouraged me. In the first, an elementary school principal dared his students to read a set number of books within a given period and allowed them to set the 'punishment' if he lost. He lost, and spent a night on the roof of the school on a winter night. Good for those students. I hope they keep it up.

In the other article the columnist spoke of his hatred for books. They have brought him "nothing but trouble and strife" all his life. Having his nose stuck in a book all the time has caused him to loose out on fame, fun gifts, girls, a good marriage and money.

The thing is I am always with my nose in a book. (In fact I just did a quiz I linked to from the Other Librarian's blog which shows that I am a dedicated reader if you please.) Could that be the reason I am a Miss and not a Mrs? Makes me wonder...