You Can Learn A Lot About People While Working In A Library, And This Woman Shared The Most Interesting Stuff In A Viral Thread

Libraries are such wonderful places with great people.

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• January 30, 2022

Libraries have some mystical quality that's hard to describe or explain. Perhaps it's the silence or maybe it's the vast amount of knowledge contained within the books.

We could spend hours and days debating on it, and the truth is that every one of us experiences libraries differently. Mel (@grumpwitch), a librarian from Scotland, has decided to share some things she has learned while working in the library and bring the whole world closer to us.

She talks about professional secrets but also about people. And her posts are both enlighting and worrying. “I’ve had a lot of jobs over the years but I became quite unwell about five years ago and had to leave my product design engineering role and course,” Mel says.

“I was gutted but I knew that recovery would take a while. I’ve always been a bookworm so I started looking for jobs in libraries and other environments to do part-time while I recovered. I love it so much that I hope I can keep working in libraries permanently.

I was waiting for the kettle to boil while I made dinner one evening and I’d been chatting with my colleague about the strange and random things we’d learned in this job,” she said.

“So I started tweeting them out without any sort of thought about order or structure, just as they came to my head. I figured a few of my fellow library assistants would relate. If I’d known how big it would become, I’d have proofread them first!”

Libraries are mystical and impressive

1. Young people can't read time

2. Crime and thriller are very similar

3. Do not mark the books

4. Older people read more

5. Some people have never used a phone

6. Librarians ae humane

7. Jobcentre lies

8. Many people don't have email accounts

9. Libraries are not quiet anymore

10. Library is a haven

11. Some people always read the same authors

12. Staff is the most important thing

13. Footfall is important

14. Staff does a lot of unpaid work

15. Staff pays for many things out of their pocket

16. Authors...

18. Old ladies are the best

19. Library staff needs your views on the book

20. Couples who read are lovely.

21. That special book with a train...

22. Young Adult to Adult

23. Library staff likes their coffee.

People just loved the story:

And inspirational

Many people understand that a library is so much more than a place with books

Never alone

If we could only....

Library is a refuge

A favorite place

31. They do rock...

32. Use them or lose them

33. Librarians are not just staff, they are mentors...

34. It is scary that many libraries are closing because of funding

35. People who worked in libraries agree with Mel

It is lovely to see how passionate and dedicated librarians are about their work. The important thing is to keep our libraries open.

We shouldn’t let them close because of a lack of funding. So, even if you don’t have time to read a book, borrow one, and return it in a timely manner.

But, please, find time to read it.

Damjan