Observation Report

School Library
I am sitting at the back corner of the library, looking out the window. The trees outside are brown. Most of the leaves have already fallen. Birds on the branches are easy to observe. Some of them are flying in ranks in the sky. Sunshine passes through the glass and warms my face. The sunshine is soft and it makes me feel warm all over. When I am concentrating on the view outside, a short white boy in oversized red shirt and black cap hums as he paces towards me. He sits next to me, opens his book and reads out the words. I decide to leave that sunny corner and walk towards the study desks.
The odor of chocolate fills the air. I follow the odor and I can see a cup of chocolate drink beside a Japanese girl. She is in blue jeans and tight white shirt and is sitting in front of her laptop. She is wearing a headset and seems to be listening to the Japanese songs she is humming. Next to her is a black girl. There are a pile of book and notes beside her. She turns open each book and scans over it. She mumbles to herself, I hear her say, ¡§Where is it?¡¨ She seems to be finding some important information she has missed. The sound of turning open the books is loud and it catches many people¡¦s eyes. She doesn¡¦t care even if the book is nearly torn. She looks tense at her work. However, she can still notice that she catches many people¡¦s attention and she starts to slow down her speed. I move on to other sights.
I walk towards the computers, passing by the bookshelves. I see a tall black boy and his face is tense with anxiety. When I step forward, I can see more people who are anxious too. They seem to be waiting for something. I cannot see what happens, as the bookshelves block my sight. I try to step forward again and see what happens. There are some problems with the printer and everyone is standing beside it and waiting for their printout. Some of them are staring at their watches, as they are getting late for their classes. Some of them are mumbling to themselves anxiously. A librarian is trying to figure out the problem. He opens all the paper trays to see if it is out of paper. His face turns red and looks nervous as well, surrounded by all those anxious people. In order to test and restart the printer, the librarian turns it on and off. The sound of restarting the printer even makes the atmosphere more tense and anxious. Finally he gets the printer working again.
Almost all of the computers are occupied. Boys sitting in the last row are laughing. They are discussing something about games. They catch many others¡¦ eyes and others look impatient with them. A librarian walks toward them and asks them to lower their volume. On the other side, people are focusing on their work. They type the keyboards quickly and this sounds like a symphony. Suddenly, a cell phone rings and interrupts the symphony. The cell phone belongs to the boy who is wearing the cap. Though the cap covers his face, I can still notice that he is shocked a lot. He presses the talk button and runs towards the exit as quickly as he can. However, when he passes the exit, detectors in front of the exit ring suddenly. It shocks him again. Almost all people move their glance towards that boy. The librarian is walking towards the boy and asks if he has any books with him. The boy is anxious about that. He just says, ¡§No¡¨ and walks out. The atmosphere returns to tension after the detectors event.
I was a librarian when I was in high school. The scene of the library brings back many pleasant memories. Every week, I was looking forward to Friday as it was the day for me to be on duty. All librarians were like family. We cared for each other. When we were frustrated about our study, relationships or family, we would share with others. Nothing was secret there. However, all of these are in my past. Every time I enter the Davenport University Library, everything is different now. It is kind of strange to me, but I cherish the memory of that time forever.