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Get the Poop on What It’s Really Like to Be a Librarian
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That was a fun read. I especially liked the paranormal experiences at the end. The poor librarians . . . I hope spooky things like that don’t happen too often!
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When I volunteered for the USS Midway Museum Library, we had a lady ghost in one of our spaces. I never sensed her but two other people and an emotional support dog did.
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I think it is a wonderful lob, surrounded by books
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The job is wonderful. Depending on the job and the library, books may not be involved. Books are a reason many of us became librarians.
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That was a fun and informative post. So, since there seem to be many types of librarian jobs, I’m curious about what YOU do as a librarian?
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I ran a post library which is like a public library on an Army base. Then I was a systems librarian at Department of Defense graduate school library. Now I volunteer as a cataloguer at the Miller Center for UVA.
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Wow, what a resume!
Btw, I noticed that you reply to comments by replying to the post itself, which means that we won’t be directly notified.
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When possible, I try to hit the reply to the individual. Sometimes on my phone, the screen or my dexterity is not sufficient. I did not know the difference in how I replied affected the notification process so you taught me something here.
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That article was pretty accurate about libraries and librarians today. Too bad they had that stupid SHHH thing at the top. I’m surprised anyone still remembers that stereotype, since it’s been dead for decades. It must be perpetuated somewhere — TV, movies? Surely not in books! 😀
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Too true. I do remember shushing a room full of librarians at a conference because they wouldn’t quit talking so we could begin the program.
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Fun article! Thanks for posting. Poo… who knew?
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Pooh happens.
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Nice post and as I comment on it….never mind the poops,it’s still a fascinating and stimulating job😍
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I really liked it. It provides a scope many days to do almost anything you want.
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So true, including down to the poo! However, although I would usually object to the shush stereotype, I will make an exception for this cartoon I read the other day, which, as a librarian, I find amusing: https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2018/aug/17/tom-gauld-on-how-librarians-might-take-over-the-world-cartoon
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The cartoon is wonderful Andrea. Thanks for sharing. I knew we would rule eventually… 🙂
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