Library Days

My volunteer days vary from two to four a week and they are some of my favorite days of the week. I was volunteering in an elementary school library today and it occurred to me that I have been working in one library, or another for over 40 years. Most of it as a volunteer, but not all if you count State Farm's Corporate Library.

I only took one Library Science course in college and while I enjoyed it, it never really occurred to me to become a librarian.

To be honest, the things I do now are things librarians in schools don't get to do much anymore. I check books in and out, make reports of over due and lost books, contact parents via emails, or letters, shelve books, and keep track of who gets to choose a prize for bringing back their books. I get to pick books for the kindergartners to choose from and help anyone who comes in asking for help.

Occasionally I have to corral rambunctious children, but most of the time the unpleasant things are left to the librarian.

It's the best of all worlds.