this quarter i'm taking a literacy course for K-4th grades, which means that i have spent a great deal of time in the children's section of our local library. i've read some really great books and now have a new found appreciation for them.....and realized that this section of the library is not made for people my height. the book shelves come up to about my hip, so for me to browse the top shelf, i have to stick out my rear end and crane my neck sideways in a very awkward way. with the bottom shelves, i usually just sit indian style on the ground, but my long legs take up most of the aisle. i know the obvious - the shelves are made for the little people. but i had to laugh the last time i was there....most of the people searching the shelves were the parents, while the kids were comfortably reading by the tables and on the couches. maybe i'm not the only one feeling like a giant among the children's books after all.
