I really enjoyed this interview and am looking forward to part two. I have always loved libraries and truthfully ,I guess in the past I never really thought about all of the different services that were available. But libraries are essential to our society and I give so much credit to the librarians of the world. I recently read a book by James Patterson and Matt Eversham titled "The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians" ..True Stories of the Magic of Reading. The stories were heartwarming and heartbreaking. I spent my summer vacations from school perusing the Philadelphia Library System and always remember those days fondly and for really creating in me an appreciation of words and books. Thank you to all of the Librarians out there who give so much so themselves. And Thank You Friends and Fiction , and your guests for this great roundtable discussion.
I recently left the library profession after seventeen years. I was burned out on working with the public, dealing with inadequate board members, and being called a groomer, etc. I’m now working for a local school district where I feel supported and I don’t have to have endless conversations about butterfly gardens. Hallelujah! Be kind to your public library workers. They have been doing too much with too little for too long.
I really enjoyed this interview and am looking forward to part two. I have always loved libraries and truthfully ,I guess in the past I never really thought about all of the different services that were available. But libraries are essential to our society and I give so much credit to the librarians of the world. I recently read a book by James Patterson and Matt Eversham titled "The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians" ..True Stories of the Magic of Reading. The stories were heartwarming and heartbreaking. I spent my summer vacations from school perusing the Philadelphia Library System and always remember those days fondly and for really creating in me an appreciation of words and books. Thank you to all of the Librarians out there who give so much so themselves. And Thank You Friends and Fiction , and your guests for this great roundtable discussion.
Y’all really should get Amanda Jones from La., about her book, “That Librairian!” She has received death threats due to her advocacy!
She is on the list of Bestselling Independent Books again!
I recently left the library profession after seventeen years. I was burned out on working with the public, dealing with inadequate board members, and being called a groomer, etc. I’m now working for a local school district where I feel supported and I don’t have to have endless conversations about butterfly gardens. Hallelujah! Be kind to your public library workers. They have been doing too much with too little for too long.