Sunday, March 18, 2012

Today is the last of the Winter Free Days. I have a few more volunteers in the museum helping out. Last month we had more than 400 visitors in one day, which is a lot for this small museum. It is a different crowd who visit on these free days. It is a diverse group. From visitors who are very into the science but are unable to visit because of not being able to pay for admissions. There are families from the community who enjoy having the opportunity to visit the museum because it is free. But unfortunately there are visitors who expect everything while they are here; very demanding. I think their attitude is, "You should be happy we are coming to this museum today even though it isn't important to us." I like the first two groups and could do without the last. I guess you have to take the bad with the good. I hope to take some time to encourage science and natural history education while we have these visitors. Sometimes the only time I will be able to have contact with them. This museum is such a great resource and I am glad we have the opportunity to reach this part of the public. Our volunteers make it happen!

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