Director's Note | May 2016

I’ve never been a “girlie-girl.”  I didn’t play with dolls, and I wasn’t into unicorns.  I never played dress up and completely bypassed the princess phase.  But growing up, a “unicorn-girl” lived in my neighborhood.  Most days, we’d get together and play on her swing set.  But, when the day was rainy, we’d play in her room with dolls and horse figurines.  I dreaded those rainy days in her room. 

I remember one time that this friend and I hosted a tea party.  We invited all of her horse figurines.  But, I wasn’t too bothered by that because we were hosting a very sophisticated event.  We served chamomile tea, cucumber cream cheese finger sandwiches, chipped beef toasts, apple turnovers, and three kinds of cheese.  Hey, we grew up in Wisconsin.  We listened to classical music and talked in phony accents and made sure that our pinky fingers were pointing upwards whenever we lifted our cups.  We were so posh…or at least for that one afternoon we were.

I will always remember that tea time, but my very favorite tea time is the one our staff enjoys every Thursday at the library.  There’s always a hot pot of tea, some baked goodies, lots of laughter...  and no horse figurines!  Since we know how to throw a tea party here at the library, we will be hosting our annual spring tea on May 1st.  This year’s event is a “Fairy Grandmother Tea,” and I’m sure it will be a very posh affair.