Work on the young students’ new library at StarShine is finished – except for one new plaque on the wall. The plaque will read, “The
St. Barnabas Children’s Library.”
I am so proud of the
support, my church St. Barnabas On The Desert, has given the school over the
past 5 years. In a few weeks we plan to have the library blessed and then we
will welcome the children for a tour.
Without the hard work and suggestions of two St.
Barnabas volunteers, Helen and Pat, this would not have happened. Every week they both came to help me unpack books and
to do all that was necessary to turn two empty rooms into a charming children’s
library. One room filled with books and the other with a large window and colorful
chairs for the kindergarten through 5th grade children. We call the
second room, “The Book Nook Reading
Room.”
My history as volunteer
librarian covers 7 years and it certainly has had its ups and downs. (See
Library A La Carte). When the school moved to the new property on 35th
Street and McDowell, I was over whelmed when Jan told me I would have not one,
but two libraries. My cup runneth over!
Our next project is to set
up and decorate the middle school and high school students’ library. When we return from Spring Break, Helen, Pat
and I will be working every week on that.
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