While writing the about section for this blog my niece was sitting to the left of me at the dining room table playing and pretending to be working in a library. My niece is three years old and is big ball of unending energy (you can think of the Energizer Bunny from the Energizer Battery Company) and she even has a pink outfit that is the same color as the bunny. She is full of energy like most kids here age. If only we could bottle up some of here energy and share it with the world it would be a much better place.
At this age she is very curious and learning something new each and every minute of the day. As a Librarian, I am also interested in learning new things all the time; However, not as much or as quickly as my niece. One of my greatest assets is my own curiosity and thirst for knowledge. There is always something new to learn or a new question to answer. Watching how quickly my niece is learning new things makes me a little envious. On the other hand, I have a variety of experiences both good and bad to really on.
Prior to sitting next to me at the dinning room table my niece was sitting on my moms bed with her books scattered about hither and yon d. There was a shout from the bedroom “Patrick come pick out a book!”. Walking into the room, I was handed a stack of books and was then asked to pick one. I tried to look at my choices, but was told to take a particular. When handed a stack of books, I was only supposed to take the top when even though it was mentioned to pick one from the stack. After taking the book, I was then allowed to select a different book. The moral of my lesson is that a three year old is always right and you are only along for the ride.
While finishing a paragraph my mom informed me that my niece needed my library card to check out a from her library. Fortunately, I had by library card handy and was allowed to check out a book from the library. After getting out my library card it was scanned along with my book. This reminds me that I need to turn back in the book to the library because it is only allowed to be checked out for three hours.
Now that my book was turned back in (now fine charged), I can get back to writing this post. Who knows maybe my niece will end up going to Library School. Did you start your interest in libraries at age three? This is a special day that, I will remember for a long time to come.
So what do we have in common with someone so young that loves the color pink. Maybe you too like pink, but for me it is the curiosity, trial, and error when it comes to learning something brand new. I also have many questions about many different things and will continue to ask them. I definitely have more questions than answers, but will try and answer mine and others through this blog.