Tag: library

Just a quick update-I finished packing the rest of the library today!  Oh my goodness-what a lot of nooks and crannies to clean out.  I moved a lot growing up and have moved also several times as an adult so I was prepared for this major move but I kept coming upon another set of goodies to pack.  In one of the back old offices I found an ancient copy of Sears cataloging book-had to take that-it’s an antique!!

I spent about two hours in the new library thinking and talking about book placement, electical outlets and how high the desk is!  I am sad to find the major built in shelves are two small for picture books and in order for picture books to fit we will have to remove one shelf (wasted!) to make just two shelves across instead of three!  This is majorly dissapointing because I was very specific with the architect about book size and making enough space!!  Apparently they just did what they wanted to anyway.  The desk is too tall and there is an electical/computer drop spot too far away from where the computer is supposed to be…minor details on an otherwise beautiful library!  Tomorrow my books will be transported from one building to the other and we will begin to put them on the shelves by Friday!!  Yeah!!!  I will definetely be done with the whole move thing by holiday break!!
Tomorrow I should have new photos of move.

Updates:
I am on chapter 12 of The evolution of Calpurnia Tate, which is fantastic and worth savoring!
Peaceful girl and I are about to begin reading Ruby Lu, brave and true by Lenore Look and recommended by the indomitable V.
My two school book clubs are reading The Lightning Thief and Breadwinner and I have not been keeping up with them at all.  I am not giving them the full amazing book club experience as in previous years.  Hopefully, things will settle down after the big move and my focus for them will be better.

Be Peaceful~
michelle

Today and yesterday with a small team of community volunteers we have packed up the McKinstry library into 244 boxes.  I still have about 10 more boxes to pack and it will be all finished tomorrow.  It is strange to walk into the library and see empty shelves!! 
Over the next week the boxes will all be moved over to our brand new building, Highland Elementary!  Twice I’ve had the opportunity to visit our new space even though construction is still going on.  Today a bunch of the new furniture including shelving filled in our new space.  My excitement of going from the above photos to these is mind-jarring!!  What I saw today made me teary with joy and excitement!!

I should have had the library lights turned on cuz the last two photos are a little gloomy and there is still much to be done before it is book-ready but doesn’t it just look shiny and beautiful!  I love my new office-the cabinets, sink and the comfy chair-ahhhh!  The door behind that is a large storage area.  The chairs in the above photo are coffee brown with small circles of color-very subtle and soft.  The below photoshows shelves awaiting my collection.  Over the next few days I have to map out where I want all our books to go.  This task is a little overwhelming but one I want to figure out slowly even though my lovely volunteer library assistant has said “don’t worry if we put the books in and we decide they should really go somewhere else-we’ll just move them-no problem!!”  I love her!

I am surrounding by a sea of boxes.  I’ve had so many wonderful volunteers we will be finished packing by Wednesday!!  The district moving man even stopped by and said they would begin to move boxes over to Highland by Wednesday as well!!  We are not only right on track but way ahead!!  I am so excited!!

Be Peaceful-
Michelle