The Event ~ One World Many Stories

Today I entertained approximately 400 children at the grand opening of the Lied Scottsbluff Public Library.  The summer reading program theme is "One World ~ Many Stories".  Woody brought his suitcase as he was about ready to embark on a trip around the world.  Come to find out ~ it was full of books from many different countries.   That's how he was going to travel around the world ~ through books.  That's how children see the world.  He invited all the children to join him on his journey. 

Delilah sang a song "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly".  She looked at me as though I was an old lady.  I wasn't very happy with her doing that!  But all the kids thought it was funny.

Aunt Edna in all her wisdom encouraged the kids to turn off the televisions and computers and spend time reading.  The program was during her afternoon nap time, so she had a hard time staying awake but she did want to let the children know how lucky they were to have such a wonderful new library.  She didn't have computers and cell phones and radios and I Pods when she was a little girl.  But she did have a wonderful library and she too journeyed around the world through books.