Apple And Rain (2014)
“I want to leave, but Rain says Jenny might like the rhymes. She sits in the circle with the doll on her lap. Some of the mothers throw her suspicious looks. The singing librarian gives Rain a wide, welcoming wave. After a couple of songs, Rain joins in with the singing. I leave her to it and flop down in front of a computer in the research section.
A librarian with spiky white hair points at a sign above my computer: 30 min limit for PCs.
‘If you’re doing some homework, you don’t have to worry ...about that. We just don’t want people sitting here and spending five hours chatting online. Do you know how to work the computer?’ She looks about Nana’s age and even has a bit of Nana’s soft lilt.
‘Yes, thank you,’ I say. I open a new document, expecting her to go back to her work. She stands with one hand on my desk, looking at the screen.
‘Is it an INSET day?’ she asks.
‘Huh?’ ‘You’re not at school. Is it a staff INSET?’ ‘Uh, yeah,’ I say. ‘The teachers have a meeting.’ ‘And they’ll be on strike next month.MoreLess
A librarian with spiky white hair points at a sign above my computer: 30 min limit for PCs.
‘If you’re doing some homework, you don’t have to worry ...about that. We just don’t want people sitting here and spending five hours chatting online. Do you know how to work the computer?’ She looks about Nana’s age and even has a bit of Nana’s soft lilt.
‘Yes, thank you,’ I say. I open a new document, expecting her to go back to her work. She stands with one hand on my desk, looking at the screen.
‘Is it an INSET day?’ she asks.
‘Huh?’ ‘You’re not at school. Is it a staff INSET?’ ‘Uh, yeah,’ I say. ‘The teachers have a meeting.’ ‘And they’ll be on strike next month.MoreLess
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