☆ February 2
Today I went to my local independent bookstore and helped them with their once-a-year inventory day! The staff and a handful of volunteers worked in pairs to take every single book down off the shelves, scan their barcodes, and put them back on the shelves so that they would have an exact record of their current inventory. I did all the taking down and re-shelving for my team, so I spent the day walking back and forth and lifting lots of books, so I'm pretty tired now, but I had a really fun time. (I wish I'd thought to wear a pedometer, 'cause I'd bet I walked a couple miles in there.) My staff partner used to be my school librarian when I was in middle school, so I've known her a long time and we had fun chatting. (Another member of the staff used to be my middle school math teacher; such is small-town life. ) I got a free lunch and a pile of store-credit as my payment. After handling over 2500 books today, suffice to say I found a few I want to buy.