Head Tale

We had our annual RPL Staff Conference on Friday (I've had a request for more thoughts on the conference which I'll do later – maybe tomorrow.) 

Part of the day's festivities was a silent auction of gift baskets put together by the various units and branches throughout the library, all in support of United Way. 

I had a preview of some of the baskets the day before the conference (Conference Committee Chair's privilege ) and this one immediately caught my eye – a bunch of books, videos and toys – all with a orange and blue “Horton Hears A Who Theme”.  Oh, and also because it was in a mesh bag with a handle which would be easier to carry to the car then a “real” basket. 

Luckily it was the one I ended up winning (I stayed as top bidder on three different baskets for an uncomfortably long period of time and as good of a cause as United Way is, I was happy to spread the generosity around among my colleagues!)