Listen to the Mustn’ts Child

 

Materials Processor Anne Herrilko is one of the two Library staff members who prepare every item in the Library for our shelves.  After each book, magazine, CD, DVD, kit or whathaveyou is cataloged, Anne or her co-worker Cheryl Harmon label, sticker, box, stamp, inventory, reinforce and otherwise prepare for the shelf each item.  You may never see these two workers in action, but the LIbrary would ground to a halt without them.

Anne is also a mom and she has successfully strived to teach her son just how much he can accomplish.  One of her lessons has come from a Shel Silverstein poem: Listen to the Mustn’ts Child, from Where the Sidewalk Ends.  Anne says this is a family favorite.  ”We spent many an evening reading Shel Silverstein to Mike when he was younger. Now, we carry this poem in our wallets and I know most parents wish this for those they love.”

We’ve got ten titles of Shel Silverstein’s books in our collection, most of them in our Children’s Library, everyone of them a great deal of fun.  And now, on our new non-fiction shelf, A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein.