Packing Up And Moving On

So, when I last left off, I was gearing up for the end of the school year and dreading packing up my library.  My school was being changed into a 9th grade academy for the next year and I was having to pack up EVERYTHING to be moved out of the library to make way for age-appropriate books and materials for the high school students.  It took a couple of weeks of starting/stopping packing, but by the last day of school, my sweet little library looked like this:

Empty.  Barren.  And not only was this a sad sight, but I also had to say goodbye to ALL of my students because none of them would be coming back to the school next year, so that was super sad for me also.  I didn’t cry, but it also didn’t really hit me until about a few days ago.  I miss those kids already.  Not in a “I really wish school would hurry up and start” kind of way, but I sure will miss seeing their little faces next year.

Because next year?  I won’t be at this school anymore.  On a whim, I applied for a school librarian job here in my hometown.  I wanted desperately to be closer to home and not have to commute 70 miles a day.  It was also difficult for me to imagine being a high school librarian for the next school year because my passion is working with those little ones.  Amazingly, the week before school let out, I got a call saying I got the job and last week I signed my contract.  I will be working in a Pre K-2nd grade school, and I am so excited!  The library in this school is absolutely beautiful and I can’t wait to get started working with these kids.  They are the perfect age group for falling in love with reading and I hope to make them hungry for books!