Re: Laura Bush-Non political

[Sharon Flesher <slflesher@FLESHER.MV.COM>]

I have to comment on this Laura Bush thing. She visited my school during the
earlier hours of the campaign. Let me tell you, it was a lot of work:
several meetings with her entourage, and a lot of kid prep on all levels (We
are a PreS - 5 Elementary. We did everything from discussing "What is a
campaign?" to reading stories from Texas. My favorite? Armadillo Rodeo by
Jan Brett. You should have seen the armadillos the kids made - cute).

She targeted our second graders, she was welcomed by one class, entertained
by a second, and she read to a third. The entire school lined up to greet
her (she must get tired of living behind glass walls, let me tell you, I
wouldn't want to be in her shoes!). I really got to see her in action when
she arrived at my library. Despite all of the hoopla, you could see the
librarian shining through. She read *Officer Buckle and Gloria*. The kids
had her whole attention during the reading and she offered them many thought
provoking questions.

The First Lady might be in a different role now, but I don't think that you
can take the library out of the librarian. This is more than a profession,
it is a way of being.

Sharon
Library Lady
SLFlesher@flesher.MV.com
Fisk Elementary
NH

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