Construction Action

The kids department was awash in activity today as we began to shift our shelving units 18 inches. Sounds pretty easy, but believe me, it's not. All the books have to be shifted to an empty shelf, and the units have to be dismantled and unbolted from the floor. Plus They're really heavy. But, like Nicolas Cage says in Con Air, "Many hands make light work, my daddy taught me that." We're not quite halfway done, but progress is being made, special thanks to our maintenance guy Rob for doing the bulk of the work.

The new kids entrance also saw some improvements as details began to emerge. Its always strange to come to work and see things that have happened overnight, almost as if the gnomes themselves were building it.



And speaking of the gnomes, the staff was treated to a message from the builders explaining their view about how the entrance will turn out. Viva los Gnomos!

New Stuff for the New Year

After the inevitable neglect I gave the blog over the holidays, I'm back.

Today, we launched a brand new review page on our website entitled, "We Have It!" This page will offer reviews of books, magazines, films, and anything else you can think of, along with the capability for you to leave comments about the reviews. Did you read the same book and think it was horrible? Let us know.

Click here to check it out.

On a personal note, this page made me flex my programming muscle a little bit as I experimented with CSS and Javascript functions I'd never delved into before. It was a great learning experience.

And on another, even more personal note, my fellow co-worker and blogger Mitch is an expectant father, so the library threw him and his wife a surprise baby shower last night. This was my first baby shower, and the first of most of the guys in attendance. Here's Mitch opening my present, a baby toupee! (Nice picture Paulette!)

Sundaes on Sunday 2007

Sundaes on Sunday turned out to be a hit again this year, despite the gloomy weather that accompanied it. We had almost 40 onlookers in all stop by and listen to the always fantastic Danny's Dilemma. They were short a few members, but still put on a great show and rocked the library.


Mitch, a fellow contributer to the blog, served up ice cream sundaes to patrons. We sold quite a few, and a new record was set! Not in total ice cream served, but the younger brother of the drum player ate 3 massive sundaes, which will go down in the history books.


Thanks to everyone who showed up this year, and be sure to come back next year for more music and Sundaes at the library!