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A DAY IN THE LIFE



For those of you who wonder what I do all day, here is what yesterday was like. It was inspired by the Library Day in the Life Project, which I enjoyed but didn't participate in at the time, because whenever there's something that you are supposed to do at a certain time, but it's not actually required by law or your employer (like change your avatar on Facebook to support a cause or something), I get contrary and don't want to do it.


9-9:05 Processed the newspapers and put them out.

9:05-9:30 Worked on today's schedule. Two people were sick, so it took a little while.

9:30-10 Met with new employee to discuss her work schedule.

10 - 11:30 Finished up next week's schedule and worked on getting manga for the library's Manga Reading Lounge at Anime Detour.

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:30 It gets busy at lunch time. Helped a patron find books and articles on Native American casinos for her college paper. Answered an email question about returning ebooks.

1:30-3 Participated in a Google Hangout meeting on the library having a Maker Faire.

3-3:30 Downloaded ebooks and checked out an ereader to a patron. Had an interesting discussion with him about ebooks and publishing.

3:30-5 Participated in judging our contest for the best library built by teens in Minecraft.

 5-5:30 Put out next week's schedule. One staff called to say they had a serious illness and might not be in Saturday, but another said their plans changed and they no longer needed the weekend off, so it all worked out OK.



Comments

JethSeux said…
I have witnessed the JFro in action on the library floor, and let me tell you, it is a sight to behold!

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