If it weren't for y'all, I'd be up the creek.
I'm back in school now. Temperatures are still cresting to the high 80's, and my classroom has no air conditioning. With the fans going, it's like a convection oven. But it is September, and the weather is bound to break in a few weeks.
School opened, but the school library didn't. It's closed until further notice. I mean, closed. Individual kids can't even go in to check out a book.
Over the summer, the buildings & grounds crew started a renovation of the library that still isn't finished. They took out the carpeting and put in laminate floors. The best part is, they removed the book shelves and didn't put them back in. The director of buildings & grounds wanted the library to look open and spacious. This meant removing the entire nonfiction collection.
Oh, and we just got a new librarian. She is 23 and looks like a Bambi just before the SUV plows into it on the highway.
Long story short, I am charged with improving the literacy of 70 students, without access to the library.
Can you imagine how grateful I am for the book donations y'all sent? Close your eyes and think of the cutest kitten in the world. That's how I feel about you.
I'm not forgetting the folks who sent me paper, either. My colleagues are using the photocopier to "make" loose leaf paper.
Ah, September. I love it! Said no teacher ever.
3 comments:
Wow! Your book drive proved to be wise indeed! How can a school have no access to a library -- sheesh!
Open and spacious library--without books. I hope the library is finished and has actual books again.
Love,
Janie
that's insane..I am sending you some money..I keep forgetting..
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