2A • March 20, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
Between the Covers ESTHER MOBERG
Libraries are about making wonderful memories
At a recent Friends of the
Library bookstore volun-
teer appreciation, some of
the volunteers shared their
favorite library memories.
This made me think about
all the wonderful memories
we collectively hold as a
community here in Seaside.
Gloria Linkey shared
with us her favorite mem-
ories of Mrs. McKay, who
ran the library back when
it was in the old city hall
building, where the Seaside
Brewery now stands. She
said if Mrs. McKay didn’t
approve of the reading ma-
terial you were checking
out, she would take it back
and tell you to pick another
book.
She also recalled that
Mrs. McKay didn’t drive,
so every Wednesday, after
the overdue notices had
been mailed out by post-
card, Mrs. McKay and the
chief of police would hop
in the patrol car and drive
around town, collecting
books that were overdue.
I’m not sure that you will
see Chief Ham and I doing
this to round up overdue
books anytime soon, but I
think every librarian secret-
ly loves the idea of show-
ing up with an “enforcer” to
get those super late library
books back!
Many of my favorite
childhood memories were
of the Astoria Public Li-
brary. There was one li-
brarian in particularly who
had beautiful white hair
and was very nice to all
the kids. I was shy, but I
always hoped to get her for
checking out my books; she
always seemed to have a
special bookmark for me or
something nice to say when
I got my books. I don’t re-
member her name, just how
nice she was!
Back then, the counters
were pretty high, so I al-
ways remember how hard
it was to get my very large
stack of books up on the
‘Do you have a favorite
memory of the library?
Feel free to stop by
the Seaside Public
Library and share it
with the library staff’
Esther Moberg
counter for checkout. In my
memory, it always seemed
like the counter was at eye
level.
Another memory I have
was that one night there
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room (community event
room) of the Astoria li-
brary and I went in the li-
brary to get some books.
The librarians didn’t real-
ize I was still in the kids
area, and they locked up
and left for the night. I was
pretty panicked about be-
ing locked in the library,
even though it was my fa-
vorite place in the world.
However, once the lights
were turned out, the Asto-
ria Public Library turned
into a very big, very dark
and very scary place! For-
tunately, I was able to get
out the door and back to
the event in their com-
munity room, but I still
remember how much my
heart was pounding at the
thought of being trapped
in the library overnight!
I asked Seaside Library
staff what some of their fa-
vorite memories were. One
of them shared how that,
when she was growing up,
she used the small library
in St. Helens. One evening
she spotted a book about an
equestrian on the new book
shelf (that probably held a
total of 10 titles). When she
checked it out, the librarian,
tiny and white haired, said
to her, “I thought you’d like
that.” That made her feel as
if the book had been pur-
chased just for her! To this
day, she still has a warm
feeling that resonates with
her when she thinks about
that time.
Another staff member
remembered with fondness
a more current event. A
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time the Reptile Man came
to the library to do a pre-
sentation for our summer
reading program that was
amazing. He had a huge
variety of snakes and oth-
er reptiles that the kids got
to hold and learn about. At
one point of the show, he
put a defanged, venomless,
diamondback rattlesnake
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audience, and everyone
squealed; the whole crowd
as one took a few giant
steps backwards. The snake
was completely docile, but
there were no takers when
he asked if anyone would
like to hold it. At the end of
the event, he brought out an
albino yellow bellied boa
constrictor that was at least
10 feet long. About 20 kids
lined up in the foyer, and
each one held a portion of
that massive snake while
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a banner day at the library.
Libraries are all about
community and making
those wonderful memories
that center on our shared
enjoyment of reading and
literacy. Do you have a
favorite memory of the li-
brary? Feel free to stop by
the Seaside Public Library
and share it with the library
staff.
Let’s PLAY DARREN GOOCH
Annual Easter egg hunt features 6,000 colored eggs
anyone aged 5 and up,
there are no baskets and no
parent help. Some of the
kids are pretty clever with
their egg collecting tech-
niques!
Also, keep in mind,
there is one special egg in
each age group. It doesn’t
look any different than the
other eggs, but it contains
a very special prize: one of
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be redeemed for an age-ap-
propriate Easter basket!
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DARREN GOOCH
I may not get to hide
During last year’s Easter egg hunt, Juliette Jenks, 2, of Sea-
eggs for my kids, and it
side, plopped a plastic egg into her basket at Broadway Park
4, at Broadway Field.
may be awhile before I get
We use what is called to do it for my grandkids,
I miss the days when I ter as a family tradition, a “rolling start,” meaning but I always have the kids
got to hide colorful plas- but they grew up too fast, WKDW ZH VWDUW WKH ¿UVW KXQW of Seaside to look forward
tic eggs for my kids, all of as usual. The one saving at 10:30 a.m. sharp with to.
them dressed up in their grace is that I have had the the 0- to 2-year-olds. Each
If you would like to vol-
Easter best. My wife and distinct pleasure of partici- subsequent age group goes
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between grown-up chil- I joined the Sunset Empire assured that everyone in
dren and grandchildren.
Park and Recreation Dis- the next group is in place
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self packing up a small ago.
There are a few limita-
care package for my two
The annual event boasts tions to the hunt, though,
that live out of town and a over 6,000 brightly colored that require participants to
modest basket for the one HJJV GLYLGHG LQWR ¿YH DJH be a little creative. While
that is preparing to leave categories: 0 to 2 years old, the 0- to 2-year-olds can
home this fall.
3 to 4 years old, 5 to 6 years have baskets and a parent’s
We used to dress them old, 7 to 8 years old and 9 help, the 3- to 4-year-olds
up and buy them new salt to 10 years old. The event cannot have a parent’s help
water sandals every Eas- will be on Saturday, April but can have a basket. For
unteer to help us with the
egg hunt this year, please
contact Special Events Co-
ordinator Grace Smith at
503-738-3311, extension
102.
Have a very hoppy Eas-
ter!
Darren Gooch is the
IT and marketing manag-
er for the Sunset Empire
Park and Recreation Dis-
trict. District information
is available at sunsetem-
pire.com or by calling
503-738-3311. Darren
is available at dgooch@
sunsetempire.com.
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