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I RECEIVED MANY SWEET GREETINGS FROM PATRONS WHO MISSED MY ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS YESTERDAY
MADE SOME RATHER SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY IN WEEDING OUT OLDER TITLES IN OUR COLLECTION
AND PROVIDED OUR VOLUNTEERS WITH SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR AFTER-HOURS PROGRAMMING
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ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL READALOUD PROVED A SUCCESS
MANY PATRONS WERE TAUGHT THE BASICS OF CODING
AND FURTHER PREPARATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN FOR THE IMMINENT ARRIVAL OF THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
BOOKS WERE REPAIRED
AND TECHNOLOGY FIXED
IT WAS A PROFOUNDLY PRODUCTIVE DAY
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A GREAT MANY BOOKS WERE REPAIRED
A CHARMING READALOUD WAS HELD WITH GREAT SUCCESS
AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE WERE FURTHER UNDERTAKEN
DESPITE SOME FATIGUE
IT WAS A DAY OF QUIET AND ROUSING WORK
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ENTHUSIASM WAS STOKED FOR THE IMPENDING GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE SEMIFINALS
PATRONS WERE INTRODUCED TO A BEVY OF FIGURES FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
MANY FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS WERE HAD ABOUT THE BLACK PANTHERS
AND NOW
WE TAKE A MIDWINTER BREAK
RETURNING RENEWED IN TIME
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MORE PATRONS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PRACTICE THEIR TYPING SKILLS
MORE PANDA STORIES WERE RELAYED
AND MORE PREPARATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN FOR THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
THERE WERE MYRIAD BOOK REPAIRS
AND A NEW ORDER
IT WAS A BUSY DAY
LEAVING ME GRATEFUL FOR REST
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THERE WERE SEVERAL WILDLY FUN READALOUDS
REGARDING PANDAS
AND JUNIE. B JONES
I ALSO CHALLENGED OUR BURGEONING PATRONS TO ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THEIR TYPING SKILLS
IT WAS A TREMENDOUSLY BUSY DAY
BUT ONE OVERFLOWING WITH DELIGHT AND ENTHUSIASM
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WE HAD A THOUGHTFUL READALOUD OF A MARTIN LUTHER KING BOOK FOR THE LITTLES
THE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW MANGA SHELF
(WITH FURTHER PROMISES TO EXPAND IT)
EFFORTS MADE TO PLAN OUT THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OF READALOUDS
ALL WHILE THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE LOOMS
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WHILE I HAD VERY LITTLE DIRECT INTERACTIONS WITH PATRONS
I WAS ABLE TO ADD SEVERAL NEW BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY
WORK ON REPAIRS
AND LAY OUT DETAILS FOR THE VOLUNTEER TEAM THAT WILL BE IN TOMORROW
MORE SUBTLE LABOR IS STILL IMPORTANT
EVEN IF IT IS NOT FULLY RECOGNIZED
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EVEN IN THE FACE OF LINGERING SICKNESS
I INTRODUCED MY PATRONS TO BRAINTEASERS AND NONFICTION
ENCOURAGING THEM TO WORK OUT AND EXPAND THEIR MINDS
AND WITH THE HELP OF MANY VOLUNTEERS
WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE SEVERAL LOST BOOKS
IT WAS A DAY OF SMALL TRIUMPHS
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WHILE MY VOICE REMAINED SOMEWHAT STRAINED BY ILLNESS
I NEVERTHELESS PROVIDED STORIES AND GUIDANCE TO OUR PATRONS
OFFERING THEM WHAT SERVICES I COULD
AND DOING MY BEST TO ENGAGE THEM
MANY CHALLENGES REMAIN
BUT THERE IS SO MUCH ENTHUSIASM IN THE LIBRARY
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I WAS WELCOMED WARMLY BACK TO THE LIBRARY AFTER OUR LONG HIATUS
WHILE PATRONS WERE INDEED VERY RAMBUNCTIOUS
THERE WAS ABUNDANT ENTHUSIASM FOR THE READINGS OF TODAY
AND THE ACTIVITIES LOOMING AHEAD IN THE FUTURE
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MORE READALOUDS WERE DELIVERED WITH DELIGHT
PATRONS UNDERWENT MORE PREPARATION FOR THE IMMINENT GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
I MANAGED TO GET CAUGHT UP AND SHELVING AND SCANNING BEFORE WE GO ON A BRIEF HIATUS
AND NOW LOOK FORWARD TO A REFRESHING REPRIEVE
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MANY FUN READALOUDS WERE HELD IN THE LIBRARY
THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES
PIG THE PUG
THE MAGIC TREE HOUSE
I CONTINUED TO WORK WITH TEAMS IN PREPARATION FOR THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
AND BEGAN MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR OUR BOOK FAIRS IN A SCANT FEW MONTHS
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WHILE PATRONS PROVED TO BE LIVELY AND RAMBUNCTIOUS
VALUABLE CATALOG INFORMATION WAS STILL IMPARTED
STORIES READ
THE LIBRARY EXPLORED IN DEPTH
AND MANY PATRONS VOLUNTEERING TO HELP AROUND THE LIBRARY
EVEN WITH FRUSTRATIONS
IT WAS A DAY OF PROGRESS AND WARMTH
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THERE WERE SO MANY DELIGHTFUL READALOUDS
PATRONS DELIGHTED TO SEE ME AND THE LIBRARY AFTER THE LONGISH THANKSGIVING BREAK
AS WELL AS SOME FAIRLY PRODUCTIVE WORK REGARDING THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT RETURNING
BUT I AM WHOLLY HEARTENED BY TODAY
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MORE PATRONS WERE TAUGHT TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH CALL NUMBERS AND SHELVING PRACTICES
MORE APPLICATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE WERE RECEIVED
AND MORE HELPERS WORKED TO IMBUE THE LIBRARY WITH ITS OWN AESTHETIC
IT WAS A DAY OF EARNEST DELIGHTS
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WHILE PATRONS WERE ONCE AGAIN RATHER OVERWHELMING IN THEIR EXCITEMENT
THERE IS NO DOUBTING THAT EXCITEMENT ITSELF
THE CHALLENGE THAT LIES AHEAD NOW IS FINDING THE BEST WAY TO CHANNEL THAT EXCITEMENT PRODUCTIVELY
I SHALL REST TOMORROW
AND COME AT WEDNESDAY RENEWED
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WHILE THERE WERE YET MANY CHALLENGES
AND MUCH WORK TO DO AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE LIBRARY
THERE WERE STILL SO MANY WONDERFUL HELPERS PITCHING IN TO GET IT SHIPSHAPE
AND SO MUCH EXCITEMENT FOR THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
I SHALL ENDEAVOR TO IMPROVE MYSELF FURTHER
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SEVERAL PATRONS WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE IMMENSELY TO TIMELY LESSONS REGARDING BOOK CARE
AND THERE WAS A POSITIVE FLURRY OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THE IMMINENT GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
I WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE MY PRACTICE
FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MYSELF, MY PEERS AND MY PATRONS
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A NEW DISPLAY WAS PUT UP IN ANTICIPATION OF THE COMING MONTH
FURTHER PREPARATIONS WERE MADE FOR THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
AS WE FINALIZED THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DECORATION OF THE COZY CORNER
MANY CHALLENGES STILL LIE AHEAD
BUT WE SHALL ENDURE THEM WITH FORTITUDE
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I RECEIVED A BOUNTY OF AID FROM A HOST OF LIBRARY HELPERS
TOOK AN INVIGORATING PHONECALL FROM OLD COWORKERS REAFFIRMING MY OWN PRESENCE IN THEIR LIBRARY
READ THROUGH SEVERAL DELIGHTFUL BOOKS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
AND DECORATED THE LIBRARY
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WHILE MANY PATRONS WERE FULL OF TRULY CHAOTIC ENERGY
THERE WERE SO MANY WONDERFUL HELPERS WHO PITCHED IN TO KEEP THE LIBRARY SHIPSHAPE
IT WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT IN TOUGH TIMES
THERE ARE THOSE WHO WILL HELP
AND AMPLE ENCOURAGEMENT TO HELP OTHERS IN TURN
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WHILE PATRON ENERGY REMAINED AS HIGH AND INFECTIOUS AS EVER
MANY WERE EXCITED AND DELIGHTED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE ART OF SHELVING
AND POTENTIALLY WORK AS LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS IN THE FUTURE
I STILL WORK TO HARNESS THAT ENERGY
AND LOOK FORWARD TO ITS POTENTIAL
#EVENINGAFFIRMATION
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TREMENDOUS STRIDES WERE MADE IN THE DECORATING AND ORGANIZING OF A NEW READING ROOM
VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED IMMENSELY IN TRANSFORMING A DINGY OLD SPACE INTO A TRULY ENJOYABLE ONE
IN A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF COLLABORATION
MAY WE ALL WORK WELL TOGETHER
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WHILE THERE WAS STILL VERY HIGH CHAOTIC ENERGY IN THE LIBRARY
THERE WAS ALSO AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT
BOTH FROM VOLUNTEERS
AS WELL AS FROM COLLEAGUES
I SUBMITTED MY FIRST SELF-EVALUATION
AND CHOSE TO BE KIND TO MYSELF
HIGHLIGHTING MY STRENGTHS
TOMORROW AWAITS
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I WAS TOUCHED BY HOW MANY PATRONS WERE EXCITED TO SEE ME AFTER I WAS OUT SICK LAST WEEK
AND VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOOKS WERE ALREADY SHELVED
ENERGY WAS HIGH IN THE LIBRARY
WITH MANY LIVELY READINGS AND LESSONS
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WHILE THE RAIN FILLED THE PATRONS WITH A CHAOTIC ENERGY
WITH MUCH LABOR DEVOTED TO MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE LIBRARY
THERE WAS NEVERTHLESS A VERY DELIGHTFUL READALOUD
ALONG WITH INTRODUCING MANY PATRONS TO FREE RICE GAME
TOMORROW WILL HOPEFULLY BE CALMER
#EVENINGAFFIRMATION
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I ORDERED A TON OF NEW ITEMS FOR THE LIBRARY
NEW FURNITURE
NEW SHELVES
AND NEW BOOKS
I SECURED MANY APPLICANTS FOR THE IMMINENT GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE
AND TAUGHT YET MORE PATRONS HOW TO ACCESS THE ONLINE CATALOG
PHYSICAL THERAPY TOMORROW
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I IMPRESSED UPON OUR YOUNGER PATRONS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERLY CARING FOR THEIR BOOKS
AND THE METHODS BY WHICH THEY MIGHT DO SO
WHILE THE OLDER ONES WERE TAUGHT HOW TO ACCESS OUR ONLINE COLLECTION
IT WAS A DAY OF CHAOS AND HIGH ENERGY
BUT MUCH HELP AND GRATITUDE TOO
#EVENINGAFFIRMATION
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I HELD MY LONG-BELATED FIRST CHAPTER FUNDAY READALOUD FOR OLDER READERS
SPENT A WEALTH OF TIME WORKING ON LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
WEEDING BOOKS
REPAIRING BOOKS
AND PREVIEWING BOOKS
I SECURED MORE EARNEST VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH TASKS
AND FORGOT TO EAT
GONNA FIX THAT
#EVENINGAFFIRMATION
