Jill Keller

I am the children's librarian at the west end branch library. And I have been there since 2012. So I went way back in my photos and started looking at some of the first ones that I have, although this one is from 2015, this photo is of a magician that we had come to the library, and he did a lot of cool things. But one of the things that he had the kids do was like they all lay down and then he juggled over top of them, which the kids just thought was hilarious. But he was really good at it. And the kids, you know, had an awesome time. I think that the kids here in West End are always so ready to laugh and to have fun. They just get a huge kick out of everything. One of the things that I really love about working here is that there's always a laugh, like no matter what day it is, there's always something that makes me laugh. And sometimes it won't be deliberate, the kid won't be trying to be funny, but they'll just be hilarious. And so that's one of the things that I love. And with you know, just like the slightest bit of attention, most kids just flourish and bloom and they light up. And that's a really, really amazing thing to see.. There is a levity here that comes from I think being just a really, like tight knit community where like, lots and lots of people are related. And so like, everywhere you go, you're finding somebody's cousin or aunt or something. And so like it almost, it almost kind of feels like when you're at the library, like you could be at somebody's like family picnic. people are really tight here. Like there are folks who have lived here for generations. And I think that because of that there's like a camaraderie and just like sort of a family kinship amongst like lots and lots of WestJet residents. This is a community that like defies odds. Folks here, look at out for each other. They try to find the best and everything.