This week, I had my last storytime until September. We
are lucky enough at our library to have a summer student that runs programs all summer for children who would like to participate, so she will be starting up another storytime in July, I think. But for me, that part finished this week….and I miss it already.
We ended storytime with a puppet show, which was ambitious on my part, having never done an official “show” before, but I think it went well. Our Katimavik student Sarah helped me put on a small story called “The Hole”, which was about a clumsy cow who fell down a hole and his encounter with a dim-witted rabbit who had trouble keeping track of his carrot. It was a bit of a challenge for me to write the script and then perform it, but I’m glad we did it. I will definitely do it again. In fact, maybe I’ll close all of my sessions that way, a puppet show just before Christmas and one at the end of May. Might be a nice thing for the kids to look forward to.
But here I am, just a few days later, and I thought I would be excited about having the whole summer ahead of me just to get most of my planning for the fall done, but I’m still in storytime mode. I feel like I need to plan a craft and find some books and work out an idea. Maybe that’s because
of the surprise card that my last group brought in for me, huge and painted in bright colours with pictures of each child in our library plastered all over the inside, along with stickers and sheer happiness. That card really made my day. Thanks again to Laura and her little brood for working on it! I will really treasure this as proof of my first real year as a children’s librarian.
So what will I really miss this summer….the preparation or the children? I realize that I really love spending an hour back in the sunny program room (even though the heat can drive you batty some days), reading the books, playing with the children, watching them create with wonderful imaginations…..so I guess I will miss a little of everything. It’s only three months…..it’s only three months…..it’s only three months…… (My new mantra).
