Who can it be knocking at my door? Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor If he hears, he'll knock all day. I'll be trapped and here I'll have to stay I've done no harm, I keep to myself. There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health.

 Getting ready to open the library for fall semester.

For over a year now I have sat and looked at an empty library. With the likelihood that we will be open for some of the days during summer session, we have to get the library ready for students. During this time I have ripped down old signage (and dumped it at the reference desk), removed old flyers and school marketing stuff (and dumped it at the reference desk) and put the old display materials at the reference desk. Yeah, it is pretty messy at the reference desk. Or it WAS we are getting a new reference desk that is still in the box as I type this blog.

We had a soft summer semester open of the library and it was pretty successful.

I also went to my first in-person professional development workshop in over a year, it was nice. I missed few things just trying to hear. Mask speaking is totally a thing. I find that I sometimes over enunciate. I hope that doesn't come off as jerky.  I usually do it when I am having issues hearing them.

I am nervous about opening and think it is necessary that we are open for students. 

It seems like I have been on 100 calls about opening whether it has to do with my work or my kid's school and some questions that are asked just can't be answered and there can not be 100% guarantees about anything.

There are variants. Personal comfort levels. And of course county, campus, district and state mandates, suggestions, and whatevers to deal with...it is exhausting. 

The library is open. We are doing the best we can to keep everyone safe and to provide a place for student's to study.