All over baaaa the shouting!
National Simultaneous Storytime day is drawing to a close. I’ve had some great feedback from libraries across Australia and many of your emails have made me smile. Perhaps none more than the one from Dell Price at Central Murray Regional Library at Deniliquin in regional NSW.
She writes that a new and enthusiastic Children’s Services staff member thought it would be a great idea to have the “real thing”. Consequently some lambs were delivered to the Library and installed in a pen outside. 2 seconds later the lambs escaped with library staff (mostly townies) in hot pursuit. Not liking their new surroundings the lambs once again took off. Dell recounts “by this time the children were all arriving with not a staff member in the library to be seen - we were all chasing these *****lambs.” Finally they were recaptured and after a search of the library’s resources a barricade was erected to keep them in.
Not surprisingly NSS started at 11.20 and was accompanied by whispers of a lamb BBQ for lunch! Dell’s advice for others planning activities with animals - wear flat shoes!
Hope your day was as much fun.
Cheers
Jan Richards
ALIA President