MEXICO — Two former librarians, one retired and the other currently teaching, will be hosting a storytelling and craft hour at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Mexico Public Library as a part of their Terrific Tuesday’s program.
Brenda Sassi, a former librarian and current volunteer with Holy Savior School, will be teaming up with teacher Michelle Boucher-Ladd to read stories to the audience and teach them about “wild things.”
“The theme this summer for the Mexico library is animals, or wild things,” Sassi said Friday afternoon, “so Michelle and I are going to do a two-part presentation. I will be talking to the kids about animal extinction by reading excerpts from the biography of Jane Goodall.
“I want to get the kids thinking about animal extinction and why they think this happens around the world,” Sassi continued. “Michelle is going to read the children’s book ‘Imogene’s Antlers,’ which is about a little girl who wakes up one morning and finds that she has grown antlers.”
Sassi laughed and said, “It always amazes me what some of these kids know. I’m not sure how much they will know about extinct animals, but sometimes a child will speak up and completely take you by surprise with their knowledge.”
Following the reading, children will have the chance to make their own antlers using different materials. This section of the event will be lead by Boucher-Ladd, according to Sassi.
Sassi was a librarian at Holy Savior School, where she said she trained Boucher-Ladd when she was first starting as a librarian at Holy Savior.
“Michelle is nothing but gifted and talented with books,” Sassi said. “I’ve since retired, but the school is so blessed to have this lady helping them. I mean, I’ve seen her curriculum, and it makes me want to go back to school and learn.”
Even in retirement, Sassi said that she finds herself keeping busy and staying involved with the community any way that she can. She later added that she’ll never be able to completely stop helping kids.
“Kids are so much fun to work with and be around,” Sassi said. “To me, they remind me of a dog when they’re young; they’re loyal and want to be your friend, no matter what.”
Sassi paused for a moment before adding, “At least until they hit junior high. Then it’s a whole different ballgame.”
For more information, call the library at 364-3281.
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