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If you give a librarian a pencil...

10/12/2017

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She'll notice it's quite dull and head to the electric pencil sharpener. She will realize someone has put the eraser end of the pencil into the sharpener, jamming the gears. She will head back to the workroom to get her tools from the drawer. Once in the workroom, the librarian will remember she has not washed out her coffee cup from yesterday, proceed to do so and begin brewing a fresh cup. The phone will ring with a teacher wondering if a child is in the library, so the librarian will do a quick sweep of the room to find said student making final selection. The librarian will assist with a brisk self checkout and then be asked where a book is about marsupials by another student. After a quick trip to the fabulous 590s, the librarian will notice that the football books have been tackled and begin to tidy the shelf. The librarian will find a random chapter book in the football section and head to the fiction shelves to return it to its proper place. On her way across the room she will notice a display needs refreshing and swing by the search computer to create a list of mystery books in various reading levels. While picking up the printout, she will remember the iPads need to be charged, so she will go back to the workroom to plug them in. Entering the workroom she will smell the coffee and feel focused. She will remember that she needed to make a list of things to do, and wonder where her pencil is.
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7/25/2019 01:46:39 am

I just realize how tiring it is to be a librarian. I thought being a librarian all she has to do is to make the students quiet and guide them with the books they needed. That’s all and for me it was an easy task. No sweat. But now after I have read your story about them I somewhat change my prospective about librarians. I felt guilty for taking them for granted and for belittling their work. From now on I will be highly respecting you and your work. Thank you.

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    Stacy Darwin

    Elementary school librarian full of wonder and a little bit of wander.  Ok, some days a lot of wander.

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