Thursday, February 11, 2010

Overheard in the library

"Math is cool!" Really. I heard that with my own ears - the speaker was sitting right next to me as I was covering some books to get them shelf-ready. She meant it. She and two classmates were working on some fairly advanced math problems to prepare for a test, and they had a kind of dawning epiphanic moment when it all came together. It was nice just to be nearby.

Also overheard in the library is Miss Mandel's impassioned plea for some help with shelving the books. It's a mostly physical task but takes a little thought too, and that should be worth something. And it is! If you give me an hour of your time, I can give you community service credit. See me at the desk for more info.