It'd been a while since we'd visited the library, so it was high time. Koen had been asking to go to the library with the doll house and blocks (Gaines Township) so we decided to head that direction. Of course, once we got there I realized they don't open til noon on Thursdays and we'd arrived at 10:30am. Koen was devastated --tears and all, but decided that he'd rather go to the Kentwood Library than go back home. So we turned around and traveled back in the direction we'd come from. There seems to be something about that Gaines Township library that brings tears to my kids eyes (remember my entries about Ty's tears when we visited there while the Kentwood branch was closed?).
I noticed a new statue in the entryway of the Kentwood branch and found out later it had been an ArtPrize entry. Having been ill during much of the ArtPrize time, I was glad to at least see one part of it! (Picture of "Flight of Learning" Statue in the KDL entryway) While it does look nice and I appreciate what it represents, I think that the $30,000 spent on it could have been used in other ways. Just my opinion...
The children's media specialist was at her desk talking with another mom and I overheard her say that they hoped to have a new train table in the children's section by the end of the year! The boys were thrilled to hear that! It's always a hard lesson when multiple kids want to play with the few trains there, but it's great to teach sharing and getting along with others. The library also plans to get a Duplo table which will be great, too! Now we'll just wait patiently for these new additions...
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