Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Something something something, wow this real librarian thing is strange
OK, so I realize nobody has posted on here in forever. It's cool though.
I'm a real, bona-fide librarian. Strange, because when we created this blog over a year ago, we were still in school, and it felt like we were going to be there forever (since that's what I wanted to do). Anyway, after an interview (or several), I got a jorb. And that was great.
Until I realized: once you become a librarian, people think you can control the world. Story to illustrate this:
Strange, bearded lady (SBL): "Where are the tax forms?"
Me: "Mam, it's June, we don't have them any more."
SBL: "DAMNIT, YOU'RE THE LIBRARY YOU SHOULD HAVE THEM."
Me: "Well, we did, until about the beginning of May. Two weeks after the deadline."
SBL: "I DIDN'T WANT THEM THEN!"
Me: "But that was the deadline."
SBL: "ARGLEBARBLE!!!!!" (Reaches over counter to strangle me.)
People seem to think that I control the entire world. I do not. Please do not ask me how to fill out your crazy forms. Please do not ask me for legal advice, I won't give it.
At the same time, there are awesome days in public libraries. No joke, the people are great, and it's fun to be the only person in a building allowed to spend the entire twenty thousand dollar budget for that building. (Basically, I'm a glorified shopper.)
If you are a librarian, or just a wayward person who likes to visit libraries, be nice to your librarian. They know a lot. They just can't control everything. Like the government.
I don't know if anybody will ever read this post, or any other post. But I've decided it's time to start blogging. Cause, that's the "21st Century" thing to do.
Expect more. Mostly stories and anecdotes. Sometimes random other things.
I'm a real, bona-fide librarian. Strange, because when we created this blog over a year ago, we were still in school, and it felt like we were going to be there forever (since that's what I wanted to do). Anyway, after an interview (or several), I got a jorb. And that was great.
Until I realized: once you become a librarian, people think you can control the world. Story to illustrate this:
Strange, bearded lady (SBL): "Where are the tax forms?"
Me: "Mam, it's June, we don't have them any more."
SBL: "DAMNIT, YOU'RE THE LIBRARY YOU SHOULD HAVE THEM."
Me: "Well, we did, until about the beginning of May. Two weeks after the deadline."
SBL: "I DIDN'T WANT THEM THEN!"
Me: "But that was the deadline."
SBL: "ARGLEBARBLE!!!!!" (Reaches over counter to strangle me.)
People seem to think that I control the entire world. I do not. Please do not ask me how to fill out your crazy forms. Please do not ask me for legal advice, I won't give it.
At the same time, there are awesome days in public libraries. No joke, the people are great, and it's fun to be the only person in a building allowed to spend the entire twenty thousand dollar budget for that building. (Basically, I'm a glorified shopper.)
If you are a librarian, or just a wayward person who likes to visit libraries, be nice to your librarian. They know a lot. They just can't control everything. Like the government.
I don't know if anybody will ever read this post, or any other post. But I've decided it's time to start blogging. Cause, that's the "21st Century" thing to do.
Expect more. Mostly stories and anecdotes. Sometimes random other things.
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