My job: tearing up books

[remnil]

So my job at the public library gives me ample opportunity to work with "real people." I really do feel like I'm more in touch with reality there, even if the questions aren't stimulating, although I can't say that answering questions for clueless undergraduates is really that stimulating, either. Case in point:

Undergraduate: Do you have any

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Destroying books: a librarian's saddest job

[kaeruneko]

It's described in delightful detail in The Clue Of The Linoleum Lederhosen (sequel to Whales on Stilts) by MT Anderson. Sadly, the sequel wasn't as good as the original, but that particular part is fantastic. I don't have the book in front of me or I'd reproduce it for you. Mebbe I'ma put it on hold again and get back to you . . .

Re: Destroying books: a librarian's saddest job

[remnil]

My supervisor LOVES MT Anderson. She has a poster of Whales on stilts on her office wall. I'll have to try it. Thanks!

Re: Destroying books: a librarian's saddest job

[kaeruneko]

OMG it's the best book EVAR! The entire book is exactly like the first sentence. Wacky. Be prepared!

[averagesmartguy]

Yay, he's still alive! ^_^

I dunno; I worked in the library for a while in undergrad and for a coupla days my job was tossing many, many books into the giant book dumpster. It was fun!

"...things that smell" made me do a double take. I'm guessing this is a worse smell than the "normal" funky old book smell?

And that comic was cool. Heh heh.

[remnil]

By "things that smell," think cigarettes, old coffee or soda, and unidentifiable funk. Needless to say, I worry more about the last category. ^_-