Busy today.
(and no new books have arrived at the library this week that fit my review Criteria.)
The library has the staff working online with something called "SkillSoft" which offers a variety of training at your work desk.
I began it last week, but....
After doing the first section and getting 81% on the test, I discovered that my online progress report was empty when I came back to it.
ACK!
Gone!
So, today I spent several hours redoing the first part plus completing the second part.
This time there's a record of my test scores. (whew!)
AND -- when I re-did the first part -- I got 100%.
Hey, I'll take that score, thank you.
More testing tomorrow and I'll be done.
Meanwhile, to satisfy your Nonfiction Monday needs, you have a choice of clicking over to I.N.K (the Interesting Nonfiction for Kids blog), or take this link to this Monday's Nonfiction Monday site, at Playing by the Book.
-wendie old
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The end of Turkey Day
Well, Thanksgiving was a week ago. Time to clean out any leftovers. Actually, that's my basic rule all year 'round -- any food leftover for a week gets tossed. (or if no one can remember when we served the food -- out it goes.)
It's the week before Vermont College Packets are due, so it's a busy one for me. Plus, since this is the final packet, there are all sorts of end-of-semester reports to do as well. It's an exciting time -- the last Packet. But it's also depressing -- it's the very LAST Packet. From here on out, my short stint at college will be winding down and by the end of January it'll be over. It was fascinating, stressful, wonderful, and awful -- all at the same time. And I'm going to miss it very much.
With any luck, I'll be able to keep in touch with some of the writers in the program. They also suggest that I give myself strict deadlines and continue to put the pressure to write on myself to keep producing. Good advice for all writers.
-wendieOld
It's the week before Vermont College Packets are due, so it's a busy one for me. Plus, since this is the final packet, there are all sorts of end-of-semester reports to do as well. It's an exciting time -- the last Packet. But it's also depressing -- it's the very LAST Packet. From here on out, my short stint at college will be winding down and by the end of January it'll be over. It was fascinating, stressful, wonderful, and awful -- all at the same time. And I'm going to miss it very much.
With any luck, I'll be able to keep in touch with some of the writers in the program. They also suggest that I give myself strict deadlines and continue to put the pressure to write on myself to keep producing. Good advice for all writers.
-wendieOld
Monday, June 2, 2008
Busy day/ busy week to come
Busy, busy, busy.
Today I gave a storytime and told several Pre-K classes about the Summer Reading Program. Tomorrow the whole school. Wednesday, another school. Thursday, I need to plan all the programs for September, October, November because I have just Thursday and Friday to get them into the database. In addition I'll begin the set-up for Summer Reading -- just two weeks until it begins.
No, there's no pressure/ stress when you're a children's librarian.
Sure.
All those fun programs we enjoy doing, need to be planned four months ahead.
December. Do you realize I just finalized the date of the Santa Brunch? Yup. And I have to set up all the preparation for it now -- because it gets advertised in the Fall program guide.
Today, I also gave two other librarians an overview of what they need to know about doing Summer Reading Program visits to schools, because these other two have never done them.
Stress --
I arrived back at work between Pre-K visits to get the message that my fabulous College age Summer Reading Program assistant was in an accident and now can't work! Yikes. Can we do this summer without her? (no) Can we get a replacement quickly? (maybe)
Went off to the next Pre-K visit. When I came back -- there was my Summer Reading Assistant. She'd heard that I was panicking (who me?) and came to assure me that she'd be able to report to work on the end of the week -- she just can't work for a few days. Whew! Stress relieved.
And that was my Monday. How was yours?
-wendieO
Today I gave a storytime and told several Pre-K classes about the Summer Reading Program. Tomorrow the whole school. Wednesday, another school. Thursday, I need to plan all the programs for September, October, November because I have just Thursday and Friday to get them into the database. In addition I'll begin the set-up for Summer Reading -- just two weeks until it begins.
No, there's no pressure/ stress when you're a children's librarian.
Sure.
All those fun programs we enjoy doing, need to be planned four months ahead.
December. Do you realize I just finalized the date of the Santa Brunch? Yup. And I have to set up all the preparation for it now -- because it gets advertised in the Fall program guide.
Today, I also gave two other librarians an overview of what they need to know about doing Summer Reading Program visits to schools, because these other two have never done them.
Stress --
I arrived back at work between Pre-K visits to get the message that my fabulous College age Summer Reading Program assistant was in an accident and now can't work! Yikes. Can we do this summer without her? (no) Can we get a replacement quickly? (maybe)
Went off to the next Pre-K visit. When I came back -- there was my Summer Reading Assistant. She'd heard that I was panicking (who me?) and came to assure me that she'd be able to report to work on the end of the week -- she just can't work for a few days. Whew! Stress relieved.
And that was my Monday. How was yours?
-wendieO
Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday
Some weeks I post a lot of messages and some weeks I'm busy, busy and have to make the effort to get two done.
This week was one of those busy, busy ones. (Besides the fact that I caught the 8 year old's cold.) I worked two split days -- mornings and evenings. Visited a school to talk about books and the Summer Reading Program at the library. The kids there did ask me about my own books, but I was good and kept focused on library stuff. (mentioned they could look me up in their OPAC to see what books of mine their own library had.) Plus worked on nitty gritty library stuff like material assessments.
But today, Friday, I have the day off.
Yea!
Which means I work the Saturday of what to the rest of you is a three-day weekend.
Boo.
But it also means that I have a 2 day weekend AND a day off on Friday. Yea!
And the pool opens on Saturday! Brrrrrrrrr.
It won't be anywhere near 80 degrees until Monday and even then the pool water will be freezing. Which probably won't bother the kids, but you won't see me in that pool until the sun warms it in July.
-wendieO
This week was one of those busy, busy ones. (Besides the fact that I caught the 8 year old's cold.) I worked two split days -- mornings and evenings. Visited a school to talk about books and the Summer Reading Program at the library. The kids there did ask me about my own books, but I was good and kept focused on library stuff. (mentioned they could look me up in their OPAC to see what books of mine their own library had.) Plus worked on nitty gritty library stuff like material assessments.
But today, Friday, I have the day off.
Yea!
Which means I work the Saturday of what to the rest of you is a three-day weekend.
Boo.
But it also means that I have a 2 day weekend AND a day off on Friday. Yea!
And the pool opens on Saturday! Brrrrrrrrr.
It won't be anywhere near 80 degrees until Monday and even then the pool water will be freezing. Which probably won't bother the kids, but you won't see me in that pool until the sun warms it in July.
-wendieO
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
President's Day
In a amazing coincidence, I completed my proposal for another holiday book yesterday -- this one about Presidents' Day -- and I did it on (ta-dah) President's Day.
I'll get it into the mail today. (Tuesday)
To Do List:
-- Now to go check my submissions record to see which manuscripts have been out on editor's desks (desks/ chairs/ floor/ fallen behind the cabinets/ wherever they pile their tons of submissions) for over four months. Make note to now send to other publishers.
--Plus, send a response to a request to speak at the local community college.
-wendieO
I'll get it into the mail today. (Tuesday)
To Do List:
-- Now to go check my submissions record to see which manuscripts have been out on editor's desks (desks/ chairs/ floor/ fallen behind the cabinets/ wherever they pile their tons of submissions) for over four months. Make note to now send to other publishers.
--Plus, send a response to a request to speak at the local community college.
-wendieO
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