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Librarians and Romance!

April 11, 2018 Mary Kelly Librarian's Choice 7 comments

The Librarian’s Secret Wish Grace 2000 We usually post some library related titles during National Library Week. Unfortunately, I didn’t have anything relevant to share. However, I love a good librarian romance and I have 2 romances that I love

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Some Day I'll Be a Librarian

Some Day I’ll Be a Librarian

January 15, 2018 Holly Librarian's Choice, Working 9-5 8 comments

Some Day I’ll Be a Librarian Splaver 1967 Submitter: This gem is still on-shelf at [University], where I attended library school. The writing is pretty good overall, but it was the text on page 16 that first had me howling

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i want to be a librarian

Other duties as assigned…

December 20, 2017 Mary Kelly Librarian's Choice 31 comments

Not too long ago, a library student asked me about my job. I am closing in on my 20th year of library service and both Holly and I have done tasks along the entire library spectrum, from shelving to hiring

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NLW 2017-Some Love in the Stacks: Deputy’s Perfect Match

April 13, 2017 Mary Kelly Friday Fiction, Librarian's Choice 5 comments

The Deputy’s Perfect Match Carter 2017 I have been on a romance binge for the last year or so. Lately, I prefer the contemporary/HEA kind, provided I don’t hate the protagonist or think he/she is particularly stupid. I am also

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#ALAAC15 Let’s Be Librarians!

June 27, 2015 Holly Librarian's Choice 11 comments

Librarians A to Z Johnson 1988 Submitter: When I first started at this job back in 2000 , we were still using those flip ledgers that women is using on the back cover. It seemed ancient then. After two weeks,

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NLW15: Another Romance in the Stacks

April 17, 2015 Mary Kelly Friday Fiction, Librarian's Choice 10 comments

The Library Tree Peake 1972 As we close out National Library Week, we have yet another romance in the stacks. Our librarian wanna-be is Carolyn, who got the job at the library thanks to her powerful and connected uncle. Naturally,

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The Trusted Trustee

April 17, 2014 Holly Librarian's Choice 3 comments

The Library Trustee: A Practical Guidebook 4th Edition Young 1988 This book bubbled up from my library’s professional collection, having been tucked away in the Director’s office for a while (and by “a while” I mean a few decades.) It was

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Be Assertive!

April 18, 2013 Mary Kelly Librarian's Choice 7 comments

The Assertive Librarian Caputo 1984 Yes, another librarian title for National Library Week. I hope you are being appreciated and swamped with gifts and cash. (Yeah, me neither.) My general feeling is that most public service librarians don’t usually have

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