--- title: My New Best Friend description: My New Best Friend image: https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/label_peeler_1-1.jpg --- Aug 14, 2012 12:00:00 AM # My New Best Friend [ mrslodge ](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/author/mrslodge) Share: [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/08/my-new-best-friend) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/08/my-new-best-friend) [Twitter icon ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/08/my-new-best-friend) [pinterest-p icon ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/08/my-new-best-friend) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/08/my-new-best-friend) I may just be late to the game on this but I found this guy at my new library and he is most definitely my new best friend:  [![](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/label_peeler_1-1.jpg?width=400&height=127&name=label_peeler_1-1.jpg)](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/label_peeler_1.jpg) He's a label peeler!!!  Does everyone else in the world know about this?  It's life-changing in my little library world.  I can't tell you how many nails I've broken and how many sore fingers I've had over the past three years from scratching and peeling labels off discarded books.  This little guy just slips in under the label and you just pull it right off.  I even used it to feel off labels that were taped onto shelves with book tape.  Here's a close up:  [![](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/label_peeler_2.jpg?width=400&height=228&name=label_peeler_2.jpg)](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/label_peeler_2-1.jpg) And here is Mr. Lodge being a good hubby and helping out in the library. He shifted all the picture books over after I opened up 3 shelves that had other things on them.  Then he moved all the fairy tales to their new home across the room.  You can see the sea of carts I mentioned.  We emptied 5 so far! [![](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ben.jpg?width=327&height=400&name=ben.jpg)](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ben-1.jpg) I'm heading off on vacation tomorrow but I already can't wait to get back to continue fixing up the library!!! [Uncategorized](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/tag/uncategorized) ## Related posts [![](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_1385.jpg?height=200&name=IMG_1385.jpg) ](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/01/spine-poetry) [poetry](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/tag/poetry) ## [Spine Poetry](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/01/spine-poetry) [mrslodge](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/author/mrslodge) Jan 15, 2012 12:00:00 AM Spine poetry is a fun project I did with 4th grade this year. I don't love teaching poetry but this... [ Read more ](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2012/01/spine-poetry) [![](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/leave_a_message.jpg?height=200&name=leave_a_message.jpg) ](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2014/10/library-management-tips-leave-a-message) [Library Management](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/tag/library-management) ## [Library Management Tips: Leave a Message...](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2014/10/library-management-tips-leave-a-message) [mrslodge](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/author/mrslodge) Oct 13, 2014 12:00:00 AM Another new management tool I've been trying out this is year a note system. Of course we have... [ Read more ](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2014/10/library-management-tips-leave-a-message) [![](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/three_cheers_for_Tacky-1.jpg?height=200&name=three_cheers_for_Tacky-1.jpg) ](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2013/01/penguins) [kindergarten](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/tag/kindergarten) ## [Penguins!](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2013/01/penguins) [mrslodge](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/author/mrslodge) Jan 16, 2013 12:00:00 AM We just finished up a study of penguins in kindergarten! We started with Tacky whom the kids find... [ Read more ](https://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2013/01/penguins)