As this blog probably makes pretty clear, I’m most excited about the technological aspects of library-work. I like to joke with my friends that the only time I interact with books is when I’m discarding the old and feeble books we don’t need anymore. Today, however, I was busy shifting the books around when I noticed a new art technique book. I instantly thought of a young patron who used to come in often to look up painting online. I realized I hadn’t seen him in quite a while, and thought it was a shame I wouldn’t be able to offer him the book. And then, as if on cue, he wandered over two minutes later! He was thrilled with the book and was very appreciative that I’d thought of him when I’d seen it. It’s not often — okay, it’s almost never — that I have such a stereotypical, olde-tyme-y librarian experience, so this was pretty rewarding for me!
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