Tuesday's Tome: Say You'll Remember Me

 

Tuesday's Tome is "Say You'll Remember Me" by Abby Jimenez.  I picked this one out on Libby because it was available and many have recommended this author.  And you can guess from the cover, it is a romance. However, it does include some heavy subjects.  The most triggering for me is the mother with dementia.  So if you are also going through a loved one with dementia, just be warned.

The two main characters, Samantha and Xavier, share a perfect first date on the eve of Samantha's big move to California.  Samantha has decided to move back home to help her family care for her mother who has dementia. While Samantha can work from anywhere as part of a social marketing firm for a mustard company, Xavier, a veterinarian who has opened his own practice, is rooted in place in Minnesota.

So the 2 try to navigate a long distance relationship.  In addition to the distance, Samantha and Xavier are also battling some heavy issues like memory loss of a loved one, family dynamics, loneliness and isolation, along with some childhood trauma.  I know this story seems like a total downer, but somehow Jimenez is able to write about such themes with grace and humor.  There are some definite laugh-out-loud moments.  I have a bunch of female students who request a "sad romance" book all the time.  I, however, prefer happy endings.  "Say You'll Remember Me" is, indeed, a happy book dealing with mature themes, and you will like the ending.

New Year - Last Year's Usage Statistics

 Hello everyone.  Just checking in with my library's latest usage statistics.  These are from the 3rd Six Weeks of school, November 3 - December 18, 2025.

This time around I am most impressed with the number of student visits.  I think that I have talked about this before, but it bears repeating.  Summit is one of the smaller high schools in our district, and our student enrollment is a bit over 1800 students.  So the fact that we clocked in 6,482 visitors during this 6 weeks is exciting.  This number obviously means we have a lot of repeat visitors.  These visitors are actual students coming into the library by themselves either during class, before/after school, or during lunch.  We do not count whole classes in this stat.  Class visits have a whole separate category.  So the number of student visitors let's us know we must be doing something right. 

I received this note from a student today.  She came in the library this morning just to deliver it to me.  It made my day, but also made me laugh since I come to work "almost" every day with a smile on my face.  Truer words have never been spoken.  I'm not sure anyone could come to school every day with a smile on their face, but I do most days because I really love what I do.  So I guess I must be doing something right.

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