Hello again, everyone! This is Nick officially starting the blog postings back up. How were the rest of your summers? Mine was crazy busy but too much fun!
As I mentioned in my last blog post (which was last month, weird) I had a lot of things going on those last couple weeks of summer. That first week of August, I was finishing up my online classes that I was taking through Lewis Clark State College. Even though the fall and spring semesters are going to be easier because I’ve gotten some credits out of the way, I don’t like to do school work in the summer.
The second week of August I was up on Lake Pend Oreille at Inland Northwest Camp. I was one of the game staff, so I got to play games with a bunch of middle schoolers all week. It was a blast!
The third week of August I was supposed to have a surgery done to finish my orthodontic treatment. Turns out that it was actually going to be more expensive than I originally thought, and the insurance didn’t come through on it. Needless to say, I’m still waiting on the surgery.
The fourth week of August I headed off to the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo and then did a Karaoke night the following evening. Although the wind was really kicking, we made some fun cowboy and horse hats and gave away some free stuff. Our Karaoke night also went really well. We had people of all ages singing anything from “Beat it,” to “Life is a Highway.” Way too much fun!
So there is my August in a nutshell, and now on to September! The past week I’ve been getting back into the library groove; moving summer boxes into storage, updating Facebook, sending out emails. A big part of my last week has been getting ready for Teen Read Week, which is a nation wide event put on by the American Library Association every year. I have been a part of the Idaho Coordinating Committee for Teen Read Week, and I’m also entering a contest that the Idaho Commission for Libraries is putting on. The contest is creating a storyboard for a library PSA that talks about TRW. Although I’m not finished with it, I’m thinking it should be pretty cool when it is finished.
Well that’s about everything for now, so have a great weekend and I’ll see you on Wednesday!
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
TTFN
Hello everyone. How has this first week of August been treating you? I hope well.
As it is a Wednesday, this blog post is supposed to be about a book that I’ve read and now have something to say about. I have a confession to make. I didn’t read a book this week. A few Weekly Updates ago, I mentioned the many things that were keeping me busy over the summer. This week all of these things are kind of coming to a head because I’m getting ready to go to a week long summer camp, and all of these things need to be done before then. For that reason, I didn’t have time to sit down and read a book this week.
I also wanted to explain the lack of blog postings for the next couple of weeks. From August 8th-15th, I will be helping at a church camp that I participated in as a camper, and now I’ll be going back to help as staff. When I get back from the camp, I am going to be gone that next week as well because I’m having a surgery done. So from the 8th through the 21st of August, I will officially be falling off the face of the library world, and so I figured I would let anyone reading my blog know what is going on.
But, just because I’m going to be gone for the next couple of weeks doesn’t mean we aren’t having some fun things at the library. On August 13 from 6-8pm, Whilce Portacio will be coming to the Hayden Library. Whilce is a comic book illustrator that has done work on several different titles, including X-Men, and he will be speaking on how to get into the comic book business. He will also be having an open Q & A period, and if you want an autograph, he’ll be doing that as well. All ages are welcome to come.
The North Idaho Fair and Rodeo is running from August 25th-29th, and the Hayden Library will have a table set up on the 26th from opening til closing. Because the fair is the last week in August, I’m going to be able to make it. We’ve had a chance to do the fair for the past couple of years, and it is always a good turnout and a good time. We have a few different crafts we’ll be doing, and we’d love to see you.
The day after we’re at the fair, we are having a Karaoke night. On August 27 from 5 to 8pm, we are going to be singing along with our favorite tunes, enjoying some refreshments, and awarding Teen summer reading prizes. Todd Alexander, a local KJ (Karaoke Jockey), is coming in for the event, and he has thousands of songs to choose from. Hope you’ll come down for a ridiculous time of singing and having fun.
This is basically the last blog post for a couple of weeks, so I’ll say TTFN (Ta-Ta for now), and have a great rest of your summer.
As it is a Wednesday, this blog post is supposed to be about a book that I’ve read and now have something to say about. I have a confession to make. I didn’t read a book this week. A few Weekly Updates ago, I mentioned the many things that were keeping me busy over the summer. This week all of these things are kind of coming to a head because I’m getting ready to go to a week long summer camp, and all of these things need to be done before then. For that reason, I didn’t have time to sit down and read a book this week.
I also wanted to explain the lack of blog postings for the next couple of weeks. From August 8th-15th, I will be helping at a church camp that I participated in as a camper, and now I’ll be going back to help as staff. When I get back from the camp, I am going to be gone that next week as well because I’m having a surgery done. So from the 8th through the 21st of August, I will officially be falling off the face of the library world, and so I figured I would let anyone reading my blog know what is going on.
But, just because I’m going to be gone for the next couple of weeks doesn’t mean we aren’t having some fun things at the library. On August 13 from 6-8pm, Whilce Portacio will be coming to the Hayden Library. Whilce is a comic book illustrator that has done work on several different titles, including X-Men, and he will be speaking on how to get into the comic book business. He will also be having an open Q & A period, and if you want an autograph, he’ll be doing that as well. All ages are welcome to come.
The North Idaho Fair and Rodeo is running from August 25th-29th, and the Hayden Library will have a table set up on the 26th from opening til closing. Because the fair is the last week in August, I’m going to be able to make it. We’ve had a chance to do the fair for the past couple of years, and it is always a good turnout and a good time. We have a few different crafts we’ll be doing, and we’d love to see you.
The day after we’re at the fair, we are having a Karaoke night. On August 27 from 5 to 8pm, we are going to be singing along with our favorite tunes, enjoying some refreshments, and awarding Teen summer reading prizes. Todd Alexander, a local KJ (Karaoke Jockey), is coming in for the event, and he has thousands of songs to choose from. Hope you’ll come down for a ridiculous time of singing and having fun.
This is basically the last blog post for a couple of weeks, so I’ll say TTFN (Ta-Ta for now), and have a great rest of your summer.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Time and Repetition
How are we all doing today? As usual, my week has been pretty busy, but I’m having way too much fun working with the young adults and the younger kiddos at the library.
Time and repetition are funny things to me. You start your work day, and you have a list of things that need to get done. Then you end your work day, and you still have things on that list that didn’t get done. Time seems to fly faster the more of it you need. Doing things over and over again, such as a blog post, are also interesting. You get it done one week, and then before you know it, you have another one that needs to get done because a week has already passed. Sometimes those time pass you right by and you miss a blog post. Crazy stuff.
As I’m writing this blog post, our office is a little bit of a mess. Space is a precious commodity because we have so many materials and programs to keep track of, so we are getting some new shelving for our office. Even though it is only a few shelves, it will be a big help to us. Thanks to our director, John Hartung, for getting those up for us.
Also as I’m writing this, there have been a few changes to our summer programs. As I mentioned in my last blog post, we have been partnering with Lightning Comics over the summer. Whilce Portacio, one of the illustrators for none other than Marvel Comics, is flying over from Seattle during the second weekend in August. While he is in the area, he will be signing books at Lightning Comics, and doing a program for us at the Hayden Library. Should be pretty awesome.
The second change to our summer programs is moving the date of our Karaoke event. It was originally scheduled for the 16th of August, but that puts it awfully close to the Whilce Portacio visit. To make it easier to catch both programs, we are moving the Karaoke program to July 27th from 5:00 to 8:00pm. Todd Alexander, a local Karaoke Jockey, will still be coming over for the event.
Well that is all August stuff, so let’s talk about July stuff. We are having our monthly Rock the Boat program for the 14 to 18 year old group this Monday from 6 to 7pm. We’re calling it ReMix it Up, and we’ll be making some movies using our Flip camera and Windows Movie Maker. We are also having our Last Friday program on well the last Friday, which is the 30th of July. It is going to be a free concert with the Coeur d’ Alene Rock School. The concert is going to start at 7pm and go until 9pm. This program was originally going to be for only our 14 to 18 group, but people from every age group are interested in it, so we are opening it up to all ages.
Well here’s to another week of fun in the sun!
Time and repetition are funny things to me. You start your work day, and you have a list of things that need to get done. Then you end your work day, and you still have things on that list that didn’t get done. Time seems to fly faster the more of it you need. Doing things over and over again, such as a blog post, are also interesting. You get it done one week, and then before you know it, you have another one that needs to get done because a week has already passed. Sometimes those time pass you right by and you miss a blog post. Crazy stuff.
As I’m writing this blog post, our office is a little bit of a mess. Space is a precious commodity because we have so many materials and programs to keep track of, so we are getting some new shelving for our office. Even though it is only a few shelves, it will be a big help to us. Thanks to our director, John Hartung, for getting those up for us.
Also as I’m writing this, there have been a few changes to our summer programs. As I mentioned in my last blog post, we have been partnering with Lightning Comics over the summer. Whilce Portacio, one of the illustrators for none other than Marvel Comics, is flying over from Seattle during the second weekend in August. While he is in the area, he will be signing books at Lightning Comics, and doing a program for us at the Hayden Library. Should be pretty awesome.
The second change to our summer programs is moving the date of our Karaoke event. It was originally scheduled for the 16th of August, but that puts it awfully close to the Whilce Portacio visit. To make it easier to catch both programs, we are moving the Karaoke program to July 27th from 5:00 to 8:00pm. Todd Alexander, a local Karaoke Jockey, will still be coming over for the event.
Well that is all August stuff, so let’s talk about July stuff. We are having our monthly Rock the Boat program for the 14 to 18 year old group this Monday from 6 to 7pm. We’re calling it ReMix it Up, and we’ll be making some movies using our Flip camera and Windows Movie Maker. We are also having our Last Friday program on well the last Friday, which is the 30th of July. It is going to be a free concert with the Coeur d’ Alene Rock School. The concert is going to start at 7pm and go until 9pm. This program was originally going to be for only our 14 to 18 group, but people from every age group are interested in it, so we are opening it up to all ages.
Well here’s to another week of fun in the sun!
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