The Lost Library Card

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Maya goes to the every Wednesday. She likes the quiet rooms, the big windows, and the smell of old books. This week, she wants to a book about animals because her class is studying nature.

At the , Maya opens her bag. She looks for her , but it is not in the small pocket. She checks between her notebooks. She checks inside her . The card is .

Maya feels nervous because she wants the animal book today. A sees her face and asks, "Is everything all right?" Maya says, "I cannot find my card." The librarian speaks kindly and tells her not to worry.

They walk to a computer near the desk. The librarian asks for Maya's name and birthday. Then she finds Maya's account. "You can still borrow books today," she says. "But after this, keep your card in one ."

Maya feels much better. She walks to the animal section and looks at many covers. There are books about birds, whales, cats, and elephants. She chooses a book with a bright green frog on the cover.

Before she leaves, Maya sits at a small table and reads the first page. The book says frogs can live near water and jump very far. Maya writes three new facts in her notebook because she wants to tell her teacher tomorrow.

At home, Maya finds the library card under her bed. It fell out of her bag when she was looking for socks. She laughs and puts the card in a blue envelope. Now the card has a safe home, and Maya knows she can ask for help when something goes wrong.

The next Wednesday, Maya goes to the library again. This time, the blue envelope is in the front pocket of her bag. Before she leaves home, she touches the pocket and checks that the card is there. It takes only one second.

At the library, Maya returns the frog book. She tells the librarian two facts she learned: frogs need wet places, and some frogs can jump very far. The librarian smiles and shows her a shelf with more animal books.

Maya chooses a book about birds. She also borrows a thin book about taking care of pets. The librarian prints a small receipt and puts it inside the book. Maya reads the carefully because she wants to bring the books back on time.

On the way home, Maya feels like the library is friendlier than before. Nothing changed in the building, but something changed in her. She knows the rules better, and she knows that asking for help is not a problem. It is part of learning.

Maya also tells her friend about the blue envelope. Her friend laughs at first, but then says she needs one for her own card too. Maya feels proud. A small mistake became a small system, and the system can help more than one person. Now she checks the envelope before every library trip, and the habit feels simple and smart.

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