"SSSSHHHHHH!!!!!"

"I have been working as a reference librarian in a public library for about nine years. I always find it amusing when I'm asked "Where do you work?" and the responses are "Wow that's cool; it must be nice to sit around and read all day." If only we could read all day. Guess the public does not realize all the real work we do besides just sitting at the reference desk answering questions. I think as a profession we need to educate the public more about the 'other' work such as collection development and management, readers advisory, teaching classes, planning programs, community outreach, fundraising, computer and technical assistance, professional development...just to name a few. We need a new logo..."we are here to help, but we don't have time to read" or something like that!"

"Overworked Librarian"