The level of activity is not that great but there have been a few things to make note of. Easter was spent at the summerhouse with my mother and her boyfriend. The food was good, as always. We visited the cemetery to plant flowers. Another day we went to a bird feeding area where there were about 6800 cranes to look at. Several other species of birds also took the opportunity to get easily accessible food. At the summerhouse I made use of the water hose and washed my car. Also cleaned it inside. My mother gave me a haircut. The last day of Easter it was my birthday. It was celebrated in modesty. I was treated to lemon cake, and got one present: a pair of kitchen towels my mother had made. On the way home there was a terrible snowstorm and the speed on the highway was not as high as normal.
Just before Easter it was a very intense period at work. I worked ten hours several days. A little later it calmed down. Right now it's low season and the staff has been able to get other projects done. I'm still busy weeding the reference collection. Just this week I found out that they plan on building yet another storage at the place we have ours. We have decided to move out of one of ours and get space in the new one instead. I accepted the task of making plans regarding what collections to move there. This is a long term project. The last time they bult a new storage it took six years from start to finish, so I'm not that stressed.
This past Saturday there was a crisis when both the scheduled staff members got sick. I was contacted in the morning and said I could take the shift at the desk. We were two people working, both regular staff. This is not common, usually it's student workers. We understood pretty quickly that routines have changed and we were not updated. It took ten minutes just to find the right key to the front door. We got it opened with seconds to spare. I never work at the desk normally, so when people asked for library cards and how to make copies, I had to hand that over to my colleague. On the other hand, when there were reference questions, I excelled. I know the book collection very well, and could answer sometimes without checking the database. In all, it was an interesting experience. If this happens again, at least I know where the most important key is.
This week I sent out a bibliography I had compiled. It contains references to articles and books about the library I work at. It's 36 pages long and I sent it to all the librarians at the university. The response was very positive. It happens quite often that students ask about the history of the library and we have had difficulties answering properly. This bibliography will be helpful, I hope.
