the fedex sleigh.

Merry Christmas to us? Why yes, if your image of Santa Claus' sleigh is a FedEx truck. That is precisely what stopped at NPH yesterday.

Yami, the other librarian, and I were routinely working yesterday morning. Out the window, the mad dash of children running towards a FedEx truck caught our eye. Then the news crew caught our eye. Then the monton of boxes caught our eye. Inside each box, were dozens and dozens of books! For us! We couldn't believe it. The next thing we knew, these boxes were making their way into our library. It went on for quite some time. Al fin, there were about 60 boxes (I counted them) stashed in our humble, cozy library.

Since then I've had a lot of fun exploring through each box. A good portion of them can definitely be utilized in the library. Another chunk can go to the school, as they are workbooks perfect for the classroom. Another slice can go to the English department, as they are in English. The final group? This consists of books to learn French or Dutch, fashion books from the '80s, and books such as "1oo Things to Do With Your Personal Computer" ha. They will probably be recycled or donated elsewhere. It is very exciting to receive so much new literature for our kids! Now to just figure out where to put them all.

Note: To give you an idea (because I was curious myself), we currently have 6,100 books in our library. This donation alone presented 5,400 books. Holy guacamole.