Lulu's Library
Written By Amy Maclin
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A closet makes an inviting lair for a serious bookworm.
Five-year-old Lulu Kesin loves words. She loves reading them, she loves writing them, and she loves them best when she is administering them in an official capacity.
It started with the post-office game: She'd write urgent letters that had to have real stamps, and deliver them to the mailbox out front. "I find envelopes everywhere," says her mom, Holly. "I think the mail makes her feel important."
Lulu then decided her nightly story simply could not be read unless it had been checked out library-style, so she set to work putting index cards in all the books, which she would stamp with an imaginary ink pad.
To really hone her skills as a library scientist, she needed a place to manage her collection. So Holly, who says she's a "book freak" herself, decided to turn Lulu's closet into a space where she could have a library of her own or just settle in to read. She put a small desk and chair outside the closet where Lulu can preside over the library's circulation department, stamping books and suggesting titles to the patrons. (Her Holly Hobbie doll is an especially avid reader.) Inside the closet, bright floor pillows make a cozy reading nook where the librarian can retreat when she's off duty.
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