Serendipity!

This morning, the custodian brought up 15 boxes of new books. Although I’ve been working on grading every chance I get, I needed to get these checked in so the bookkeeper can pay the bills.

Also this morning, the permanent sub told me that she’s working in the library all day today! I’ve been training her to do circulation, so she ran the desk while I worked on unpacking and checking in the new books. It was an ideal training situation because I’m right here if she needs help, but I can be in the other room, away from interruptions. She’s also making a serious dent in shelving the full carts of books that have accumulated.

Serendipity: 15 boxes of books checked in before 11:00 am! This is the first time I’ve been able to sit in my office and concentrate on something since…well, I can’t remember. While I was downstairs delivering the packing lists to the bookkeeper, I told the principal how much I appreciated the sub’s help, and how much I was able to get done. Success!