Library Day in the Life – Friday: In which I try not to go insane before the 3-Day Weekend.
Before I start this post (two days retroactively) – I should explain my wonky work schedule. We’re scheduled on 2-week cycles. On Week 1, I work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, have Thursday and Friday off, and then work Saturday and Sunday. On Week 2, I work Monday through Friday. “Wait a minute, Megan,” you might say, “Doesn’t this mean you work Saturday through Friday between the two weeks?” And I would answer – “Why yes, you observant soul, that would be correct.”
By this point in the week, my brain is mush, my fuse is non-existent, and I sometimes feel as though I scare my co-workers by deviating from my usual even keel with wacky mood swings and bleak muttering. It’s a challenge to get through the most simple of to-do lists, and just as difficult to interact with customers with and expression that doesn’t resemble a snarl. So this is the premise for my day…
Email, email, email. Not unlike the Little Engine that Could I look at my to-do list and begin muttering “I think I can!”
Finish month end report – attempt to re-read it, give up, spell check and send.
Story time project work. Read articles about dialogic reading and phonological awareness. Try to put it in a format that will easily fit into the flow of story time. Write learning objectives and metrics. Get stumped on the metrics since the same people will not be returning to story time each week. Make the executive decision to stop thinking about it.
Update collection profiles and chide myself on coll.dev.fail.
Go to buy batteries for the digital camera. Buy guessing game supplies for the Summer Reading club. Next week is “Guess how much pasta is in the jar!”
Lunch
I get to the information desk. The internet is slow. Customers are angry. Whoo!
I try to keep a certain amount of glee from my voice when making the “library will be closing in 30 minutes” announcement.
I am the proud owner of a brand new, 3 day weekend! 
The end.
