Late! As usual.

I should start doing my blogs earlier...

The Main Street idea because our project, and as you all know we are still hammering out all the details and trying to figure out how we can make this event friendly to all ages. I still strongly think there should be some kind of area for children so that parents can enjoy the event without having to look over their shoulders ever five seconds to make sure their child isn't getting into trouble.

The class seems to have split into two groups, those who don't want to work with kids at all and those who think kids should be involved in one way or another. I think it is up to those of us who think the children should be involved to make sure that it happens, even if we have to create our own "kid" committee and work a little harder outside of the other committees. That way those of us who don't want anything to do with kids wont feel like we are taking the easy way out by choosing to be in the "kid" committee and no other committees.

Taking advantage of the anniversary of the Chesapeake Center for Youth (I forget the full name) thing would benefit us in both involving kids AND bringing more people to the event. Along with the preschool and elementary school being on what is considered "main street".

After hearing the past students remember arguments I am very worried about when we make certain decisions about the event because I am terrible with confrontation, so much so that I'm actually feeling anxiety now. But, I feel like the biggest decision has already been made about whose idea we were going to take and run with.

I really want to go to the Pratt this weekend, so I hope we go this weekend. I am obsessed with libraries, every city I go to, I make it almost mandatory to go a public library and just look at the way the building is set up. I have a checklist in my mind of what makes a good library... From the types of shelving they use (some shelving units hold the books at an angle on the shelve) to the carts that they put books on to be re-shelved after they are returned to the library and the seating arrangements throughout the library. I once worked in a library and little things like that really make all the difference to me. I don't really know where to start on my research though because I've never really thought about looking into the history of libraries.

This weekend after we go to the main Pratt library I might try to make my way over to the library in Baybrook to start scouting out the area with my checklist in mind.