Somewhere, little me is having a moment. I’ve loved libraries ever since I was a kid. We spent so much time in the children’s section of the city library. And every week, when the bookmobile would visit the elementary school at the other end of our block, I could be seen carrying a pile of books down the sidewalk, only to return with a new stack.
When we moved, I remembered being devastated at the size of the new library – the entirety of which could have fit into the kids’ section at my previous library. But then we learned it was connected with all the others in the county and could share books between them. Plus, the librarian was incredibly kind.
These days, I still frequent libraries. Two of them, in fact – my city library and the one at the college where I teach. I still strongly believe librarians are magical beings (seriously, I’ve had some odd requests for sources, and I have yet to stump Carol – she manages to track it down!). And I always dreamed that someday my own book would sit on the shelves of a library.
Cut to Carol letting me know Lucy was ready to be shelved. (There was a bit of a wait because our previous cataloguer had left for another position, and it took some time to hire a new one.) She asked if I would like to be the one to shelve her – and I OF COURSE said yes.
This is definitely a moment I won’t soon forget, and little Ami Maxine is feeling some feelings of a dream come true. (Lucy is sitting with some great company – The Kite Runner and The City We Became.)
Lucy has had a big week. 🙂
Ami Maxine 