At the Head Start Center
I walk in. At first, I am unnoticed.
Then one child inevitably looks up, and recognition slowly dawns. That child proceeds to lose his/her ever-loving mind and starts shrieking, "The Library! The Library is here!" Soon there is a chorus of children yelling, "Hi Library!" and running around the room like I am a shot of espresso they've just mainlined.
Me: "Hi Friends! Does anyone remember my name?"
Them: "The LIBRARY!!!!!!!1!!!"
Me: "I work at the library. But my name is Ms. Anna. What's my name?"
Them: *blank stares* "...LIBRARY!!!!!!!!!!11!!!OMGBBQ!!!!!!!!"
fin.
I walk in. At first, I am unnoticed.
Then one child inevitably looks up, and recognition slowly dawns. That child proceeds to lose his/her ever-loving mind and starts shrieking, "The Library! The Library is here!" Soon there is a chorus of children yelling, "Hi Library!" and running around the room like I am a shot of espresso they've just mainlined.
Me: "Hi Friends! Does anyone remember my name?"
Them: "The LIBRARY!!!!!!!1!!!"
Me: "I work at the library. But my name is Ms. Anna. What's my name?"
Them: *blank stares* "...LIBRARY!!!!!!!!!!11!!!OMGBBQ!!!!!!!!"
fin.
I have definitely been called THE LIBRARY before! This, however, made me cackle with glee. At least they are super glad to see you!
ReplyDeleteI get this response all the time when I walk into preschools. My favorite was the little boy who thought I was Mrs. Library. Preschools kids are just fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI love this. You all are making me miss doing outreach! Our city doesn't currently have a head start or any preschool or child care centers (apart from ECFE), and I just haven't been able to wrap my head around a way to offer outreach services to the multitude of in-home daycares in an equitable way (since there are more than 50 of them and 1 of me).
ReplyDeleteLol! This is too funny! I love this! :-)
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