Library

On the way to pick up Austin at McQuaid today, I briefly stopped by the Brighton Library. I was talking on the phone with David as I pulled in the parking lot, so I sent Connor in ahead of me for a minute, even though he had never been in that particular library. We only had 15 min. before we had to fetch Austin, so time was of the essence on this trip. When I entered the library, Connor was standing in front of the reference desk rattling off all the books that he wanted the librarian to "find" for him. All the books he wanted were newly released, therefore the library did not yet have any of them on the shelves. I had to update my library card, and I let Connor wander off with the librarian to find alternate books. When I finished at the circulation desk, I went to collect Connor. He had a stack of 6 Brian Jacques books, and he was chatting away happily with the reference librarian about various authors, books and genres. As we were leaving, the librarian remarked, "He is just the most Amazing child!" I conceded that he does know and appreciate literature, and left it at that. I almost added that he's home-schooled, but I decided to leave well-enough alone.