I wouldn’t want every week to be like school vacation week, but oh how lovely it can be to have that change of pace once in a while. It reminds me of the days spent proctoring MCAs exams when I worked at the elementary school – I was still at work, but the flow of the day was so totally different that it didn’t feel like work, and once the MCAs were over I felt quite refreshed.
At the library during school vacation weeks, I don’t run any programs other than the usual Tuesday book group. We are a programming-heavy children’s room, and it feels appropriate to take a break from programs when many residents are out of town. (Not to mention that there are a plethora [word inserted just to bug Jean] of great vacation week programs available at museums and other institutions.) So no storytimes during vacation weeks, no game hours, no special events. Without these programs last week, I was able to really focus my attention on reading review journals and ordering books. To have that concentrated chunk of time devoted to ordering was incredible, and I accomplished a huge amount.
Best of all, at the end of the day on Saturday, as I was setting up the story room for Monday morning’s toddler storytime, I couldn’t wait to come back in on Monday to run the storytime and see my friends. Change of pace = renewed energy and enthusiasm. It’s a good, good thing.
Feh. Le “plethora” — feh. The Jean, she is so annoyed by this little word she sent moi, M. Merde-Merde, to respond. And I say to you, user of le “plethora” — feh!
Ah, how fun it is to annoy ze big sister!