Re: Librarians Sedentary! Appearances are Deceiving!

[Mary Wright <myrtes@HOTMAIL.COM>]

Yes, I do read for fun in the library - only because I lock my door from
12:00 - 12:30 so I can eat my lunch in peace.  The library hours are suppose
to be 8:30 until 2:30 but children are in at 8:00 (only because I am on duty
until then) and are in until 3:00.  I have classes all day and don't let the
kids come in if I am with another class (they did last year but I had an
assistant) so I feel guilty about turning them away.  They were also coming
in during my lunch time but I had to put my foot down.  I feel bad about it
but it's something I had to do - to keep my sanity!

Miffie Wright
Jonestown Elem Lib
Jonestown, MS


>From: Saranne Gans <SGans@CISTERCIAN.ORG>
>Reply-To: Saranne Gans <SGans@CISTERCIAN.ORG>
>To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Librarians Sedentary! Appearances are Deceiving!
>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 09:24:07 -0600
>
>I just had to comment.
>One of my real pet peeves is how teachers wander in in the middle of a
>class
>period and say "how quiet it is in here." and "Oh, I wish I had more time
>to
>be in here."....etc. Okay, these comments are basically compliments BUT
>they
>didn't just see the rush of 20 kids all needing something between classes
>several minutes earlier, the copier jammed, the phone ringing with sales
>reps talking a blue streak, volunteers staring at me saying "What do I do
>next?"...a teacher who SHOULD know better asking an OBVIOUS library
>question, students banging on the restroom wall RIGHT behind my
>office....and on and on, people in a hurry, needing things NOW.
>
>I think our libraries look invitingly peaceful BECAUSE we work so hard
>non-stop.
>
>I never read in the library (for fun), do you?
>
>I guess this is a venting.....I'm not really upset. But you guys understand
>better than even my husband, and he hears it all (too much) from me.
>
>Stereotypes Explained:
>There are reasons for those comfortable shoes ALL librarians seem to wear.
>If you stay in the job long, you'll have to wear "orthopedic-like" shoes.
>I
>see now that there are reasons for the small glasses and even for the hair
>in a bun.......
>I bet some librarians' can outshine athletes on stress tests and walk
>serious walkers into the ground! 8-0
>
>
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>Saranne Lowrey Gans
>Librarian/Educator 28 years, mom 8 years
>Cistercian Preparatory School
>(a private school for 340 boys grades 5-12 in Dallas-Ft. Worth area)
>One Cistercian Rd.
>Irving, TX 75039
>http://cistercian.org
>sgans@cistercian.org (work)
>biologybook@earthlink.net (home)
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>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Michael Cart
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>"I married an archeologist because the older I grow, the more he
>appreciates
>me."
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Agatha Christie
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