Just when we were getting used to the idea of being in one place for more than a few days, we got a phone call inviting us down to Banda for an evening reception. Turns out that there were a lot of FCM Canadians in Banda and it was felt to be a good opportunity for people to get together and network and talk about the different projects. There was also a lot of members of the Banda FCM team too, so it was nice to see a lot of familiar faces. There were a couple of birthdays thrown in the mix too. So our day ended with a nice dinner in Banda.
But we still had our two sessions at the library and we had Yuni and Yurni over to the house for lunch.
In the morning Katherine delivered a presentation on 'Children's Services'. It was a chance to really get behind the nuts and bolts of why libraries program for children. We ended the morning by handing out all sorts of puppets that we brought from Canada...many of the animals are found in Indonesian folk tales. In fact Dawna found a deer and there is a trickster figure that is the little deer. We thought that was mighty nice to have found that. I think the tortoise was the favourite....they called it Johnny.
At lunch Yurni and Yuni came over to the house. They wanted to send a picture of the library to OLA for the superconference and the bandwith at the library just couldn't manage sending a photo. While we were at the house Yurni also got a Facebook account. It is a marvel to see how much technology has become part of the routine now.
Then we went back and talked about the layout of the library and brainstormed ideas about how to make displays for teens. It was a good afternoon.
We left the library and headed directly for Banda. It was a crazy drive...there are road works going on and not much coordination among the road crews. At one point we were inches between the edge of a cliff (let's just say a drop) and a HUGE truck....we all breathed a sigh of relief when we got past. I was glad of my I-pod which we all could enjoy through the car speakers...(Thanks for the Cake Alex.)
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How is the weather there? Is it humid?
Marketing and Communications might have sent you a Facebook invitation to be part of a group it created.
wow, a major blog posting, thanx!
congratulations, it sounds like things are going very well.
be safe...
Hey Merv, hey Dave.
The weather is hot and humid to the max. Last night was the first time we were outside at night and we couldn't get over how hot it remained even in the evening. We are usually in an AC environment.
We have got a groove on with the blog...I write some dry passages and then Katherine helps liven them up. We are a team.
Take Care,
D.
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