When you have to fake a good mood at work…
Category Archives: Librarian Problems
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #235
What’s in your mind when you have outreach visits back to back…
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #234
The first box of summer reading promotional materials arrive…
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #233
When a patron says their last library looks better…
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #232
When someone judges a book without opening it, let alone reading it…
Library Workers Need Celebration Everyday
Happy National Library Workers Day! Although this is a day that celebrates librarians like me, this is another year of bittersweet solace. Librarians are dealing with an intense amount of book banning, abuse and violence that is combined with low pay and the cost of their mental health. I love being a librarian but thereContinue reading “Library Workers Need Celebration Everyday”
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #231
Your first day back from a pleasant vacation…
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #230
With the proposed budget cuts, future library programs will be like this…
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #229
Patron: “My taxes pay for this library”…
Problems of an Overworked Librarian #228
Patron: “Oh, I thought you would do it for me.”