Chrissie Bishop has programming on the brain at this time of year. School is starting and as a youth services librarian she has to plan activities for children of all ages and their parents.
Bishop has spent months getting ready for questions about homework help, science fair projects and even where to find books on different subjects.
"We try to have a lot of books on hand for them to go back to school because there are so many questions," said Bishop, who is a seven-year veteran of the library system. "We make sure to have books for parents and the children ... each have different needs."
The needs vary by age as well and Bishop knows that not everyone will start school in the fall.
Bishop assures parents that the little ones who aren't getting new pencils or riding the bus to school won't get left behind.
She has plans to offer pre-schoolers a "Fancy Nancy Party" complete with reading, dancing and activities.
"All the people in the department come up with different ideas and it's so much fun to get them going," said Bishop, who has been at Lakes Regional for more than a year. "We have to start early and get kids to love books."
Loving books is what landed Bishop in the library system. She worked as a page at a library while studying at Florida Gulf Coast University.
"I loved being a page and being in the library talking to the public," said Bishop, adding that she earned an English degree but the library was her calling. "Working with children is the best. Books show them so many experiences."
Being able to impart those experiences onto children is why Bishop can't see herself doing anything else.
"We try really hard to help kids become life-long readers, feel comfortable and love the library," she said.
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