I started working in the Harold B. Lee Library this semester and I have had quite the laughs since being there. It is really interesting to see the books that people actually check out. My favorite are the wedding books that look like they were printed in the 1800s...people still read these? I flipped through one today titled "How to Get Married Now That You Have Been Asked" (published in 1969, and it was checked out about two days ago). It had interesting chapter titles, but it was mainly just a guidebook for what to wear on the honeymoon (what to pack, not in the bedroom :)), where to go, what to do on the honeymoon, when to start having kids...really random stuff.
I got the biggest kick today when I shelved the book "Women, Fire, and Other Dangerous Things" (I'm pretty sure that's the title...). Yeah the title was a kick in itself but what really made me laugh was the typo on the spine of the book. It read: "Woemn, Fire and Other Dangerous Things." I was tempted to take it downstairs, but we can't really do anything about it so it gets left as it is.
You would think that shelving books would be a pretty darn easy job, but it really isn't. The whole process takes sometime to get used to, and to understand. I won't bore you with a description of it, just know that the job is taken very seriously (especially since President Samuelson came in one day and couldn't find a book he was looking for. They've really raised the bar since then). I have gotten some pretty wicked scratches and bruises up my right forearm from carrying the books. My floor, 5th North, is the floor where all the cute guys come to study, as I have been told about a billion times by all the girls. I admit I've looked, but none have held a candle to, well, yeah :) I will soon be able to listen to my iPod as I work, which will be a blessing since I've put tons of books onto it. That and I will just be glad to not be in silence for four hours.
We did just get t-shirts today (one more to add to my collection of school t-shirts, I have...way too many). I'll send a picture soon! I've wanted to take a picture of my battered arm too, but I don't want anyone worrying that I cut myself...that'd be bad...
P.S. you know how Firefox underlines everything misspelled? Well apparently some contractions aren't words...only some though, the rest don't get underlined. Someone please explain!
1 comment:
I am so so jealous of your job as a librarian. Use it to your full advantage by wearing glasses with just a hint of blush. Then have your hair up but let a few whisps hang down so they can tickle your neck flirtatiously. Then, this is important, wear skirts that are modest but show a little bit of the figure. I'm telling you - this is gold. How do you think I got married? But wait, you have a man. Disregard everything I said. But please keep a list and update us with great titles. When I worked at a bookstore I came across a really old book titled "There Are Men Too Gentle to Live Among Wolves" and inside some guy wrote a note to his ex-girlfriend about how even though he is gentle and sensitive, he is still a man. Really, a gem!
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