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loyl #13205

Library patrons will whistle at you like you're a dog to get your attention.

#and it's always for help on the computers #loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #libraries #librarylife #librarians

loyl #487

When DEMCO keeps changing the colors and shapes of book classification stickers.

#like whhhhhyyyyyy #ocd #you'd think a library retail company would appreciate consistency #i need all my christmas stickers to keep matching pls #demco #loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #libraries #librarylife

loyl #808

The fella that called the other day with an obscure history request, and when we called him back the other day with the info, said "Well, my daughter was right." "Oh? How so?" we asked. "Librarians know everything."

#loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #libraries #librarylife

loyl #22

When I’m training the new hire and suddenly realize I’m not the youngest librarian anymore…

#loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #i'mpanickingalittle #librarians #librarylife #but i like being the baby

shewouldbuytheflowers

#the long hot summer #paul newman #joanne woodward

loyl #5899

The lady who ripped me a new one when I wouldn’t accept her Canadian currency

#like yes we're close to the border #but we aint that close woman #i was forced to call the director and everything #yooperlibrarians #loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian

loyl #9773

When the newbie is actually comfortable enough in her FOURTH day to answer the phones.

#so proud #loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #ittookmefourmonths #librarians #libraries

"Women like us fall into two categories. Dragons, and fools. You must make sure they think of you as a dragon." - Maggie Smith - Violet Crawley

#maggie smith #dragons #violet crawley

loyl #47

Getting recognized and then chased down in public by patrons.

#out in the wild #yes librarians leave the library ocasionally #loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #sorry i don't know your name but i know your face #libraries #librarians

loyl #8010

when your boss is a little too obsessed with Legos...

#thisisn'tfunnyanymore #why are these creations all over the library?#it's getting weird #notalegofan #newboss #loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #libraries #librarians

loyl #17

When a patron informs me the door alarms are going off. And I, having already been working four hours at the front desk, am fully and decisive aware of that fact, and if the maintenance man who’s supposed to be fixing it were in my position, he CERTAINLY would have had it fixed by now.

#thank you kind sir #i am going to slap the next person that mentions it #and then the maintenance man is next on that list #loyl #lifeofayounglibrarian #librarylife #libraries #frontdestkdays

Staff meetings that are supposed to be 15 minutes tops, but there’s always gotta be that one librarian who is still asking questions and keeps us there for a full 83 minutes longer...