Ahhh! It's was a beautiful day out. As you can see the leaves are finally starting to turn and the campus is a mass of greens, yellows, oranges, and reds. I adore it. I have so many pictures! I keep trying to get a picture of a leaf as it is falling. I got one but you can't really tell so I will continue for this perfect picture.

I had a blast today in Pub Lib! We talked about gaming in libraries and if it should/shouldn't happen. We also talked about how to handle the YA collection and make sure the teens of the community are included in the library. Personally, I think my old library did a pretty awesome job from the criteria presented today. Now... the Monroe County Public Lib (the public Library here) not so much. And this library....

Maplewood (New Jersey) Public Library
- Who complained that teens would “fight, urinate on the bathroom floor, scrawl graffiti on the walls, talk back to librarians or refuse to leave when asked. One recently threatened to burn down the branch library.”
- Library tried “to develop a behavior policy, hire after-school monitors, contact parents, and reach out to students through a Teen Advisory Group.”
-The ultimate solution: completely close down two branches from 2:45 to 5:00.
(Taken in part from my professor's power point, Thanks Professor! who in turn got it from...
Kelley, T. (2007, January 2). Lock the library! Rowdy students are taking over. New York Times. Retrieved from http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E6DE1730F931A35752C0A9619C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

Oder, N. (2007, February 15). NJ PL Reverses After-School Plan. Library Journal. Retrieved from: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6413446.html )

Finally, I went off to the Campus Mall area to get groceries and use some coupons I had. :D Fun times. I'm also trying to decide what I should go as for Halloween... Any suggestions? Anybody?

Now! Off for a night of Studio Ghibli, Howl's Moving Castle. :D

Love and Peace,
The Sock Monkey Librarian