[LM_NET] Pets in the Library

[Kate Stirk <KateStirk@COMCAST.NET>]

I thought about all those reasons for not having live animals in the library 
(allergies, disease, etc). So, I brought in an old bird cage that I spray painted 
black and hung plush birds in it. Kids loved poking at the birds that I hung with 
fishing line from the top of the cage. No bird bites.
I also made fake fish by spray painting magnolia leaves and using water colors to 
add stripes, dots, etc. I glued black string on the leaf and threaded it through a 
piece of cardboard the size of the aquarium top that I had covered with blue tissue 
paper. I hung the "fish" at different levels and depths so it looked like a school 
of fish in the tank. I put blue tissue paper on the bottom of the tank too. (My 
sons said I had too much time on my hands). The fish tank fits nicely on a shelf. 
You could cut out fish from some old National Geographic for a more realistic tank. 
The black thread disappears.
Both gave the library the appearance of "live" animals without all the problems of 
feeding, cleaning, allergies, etc!
I still have the fish tank and the bird cage in my office at home.
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Kate Stirk, Librarian
North Metro Technical College; Acworth, GA, USA
17 years a Media Specialist in Central Florida
KateStirk@comcast.net
View from the Library (BLOG) http://northmetrotechlibraryatacworth.blogspot.com/

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