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SusanNorton

SusanNorton

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I am officially a full-time employee of a public library. In case you are wondering, yes, it is Heaven.

In about one to two months, I will be transferred to a branch closer to my home. It was destroyed in Katrina and never re-opened, but is currently being remodeled.

Do any of you ever wonder if you're being judged by the books you check out? Do you think you're being discussed after you leave? Do you feel like a pain in the behind if you check out 35 books for your child?

I would love to answer any questions you have about the mysteries of the library, its staff, stains on books, and whether or not the staff has the power to jump you in the line for the latest Stephen King.
 
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SusanNorton said:
I am officially a full-time employee of a public library. In case you are wondering, yes, it is Heaven.

In about one to two months, I will be transferred to a branch closer to my home. It was destroyed in Katrina and never re-opened, but is currently being remodeled.

Do any of you ever wonder if you're being judged by the books you check out? Do you think you're being discussed after you leave? Do you feel like a pain in the behind if you check out 35 books for your child?

I would love to answer any questions you have about the mysteries of the library, its staff, stains on books, and whether or not the staff has the power to jump you in the line for the latest Stephen King.
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Congratulations - sounds like an excellent job.

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I was the Station Librarian up in CFS Alert in 1992. I really had no idea what I was doing, but we did have a captive audience.
 
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HollyGolightly

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SusanNorton said:
I am officially a full-time employee of a public library. In case you are wondering, yes, it is Heaven.

In about one to two months, I will be transferred to a branch closer to my home. It was destroyed in Katrina and never re-opened, but is currently being remodeled.

Do any of you ever wonder if you're being judged by the books you check out? Do you think you're being discussed after you leave? Do you feel like a pain in the behind if you check out 35 books for your child?

I would love to answer any questions you have about the mysteries of the library, its staff, stains on books, and whether or not the staff has the power to jump you in the line for the latest Stephen King.
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How exciting! My dream job!
I love the library, however I'm bad. I need to make it right with them. I put a book in the night drop box in perfectly good condition and the library police called me and told me it looked like it had water damage. They didn't believe that I didn't do. They say I owe them $32 for a book I could get for $2.99 at Goodwill. We're at a standoff. What to do?

When I lived in Memphis proper I had way overdue books. I didn't find them until we moved. I turned them in said that I'd found them upon moving. Someone must owe the library a bunch of money for these books, I said. Pretending it wasn't me, actually. I just wanted to get out of there alive. We were moving and I wouldn't been needing them anymore.
 
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SusanNorton said:
I am officially a full-time employee of a public library. In case you are wondering, yes, it is Heaven.

In about one to two months, I will be transferred to a branch closer to my home. It was destroyed in Katrina and never re-opened, but is currently being remodeled.

Do any of you ever wonder if you're being judged by the books you check out? Do you think you're being discussed after you leave? Do you feel like a pain in the behind if you check out 35 books for your child?

I would love to answer any questions you have about the mysteries of the library, its staff, stains on books, and whether or not the staff has the power to jump you in the line for the latest Stephen King.
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Well, first off, I would like you to answer your questions above.

Second, I will send you something I wrote for our local newspaper. Just gotta find it. Hysterical. Actually, a couple somethin's
 
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skimom2

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You have my dream job! I have nothing but love and respect for our hardworking librarians :) My son's school principal has offered me a job as their school librarian next year, providing that they have the funding. At this point, she just wants "someone who knows books and likes kids", but I've considered going back to school to get a library science degree. I'm envying you to death!
 
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HollyGolightly

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skimom2 said:
You have my dream job! I have nothing but love and respect for our hardworking librarians :) My son's school principal has offered me a job as their school librarian next year, providing that they have the funding. At this point, she just wants "someone who knows books and likes kids", but I've considered going back to school to get a library science degree. I'm envying you to death!
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We are such nerds! I hope they get the funding and you get the job!!
 
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