Today would be my father's 72nd birthday. Anyone who knew my father knows he was an avid reader, reading on average a book a day -- for his whole life.
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| Papa, building his library collection |
That never happened, but something else really awesome did.
And now, a dream, I, his daughter, has harbored has come true: I am now a librarian!
Yes, of all the professions, I've often thought the one I would have most enjoyed (if I wasn't an author) is being a librarian. So imagine my delight when we arrived in our new town and discovered 1) our (tiny) town has a just-for-the-Town library! And 2) they needed a librarian.
Can you hear the angels singing?
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| New book donations, ready to be shelved! |
Not all of it is fun. So many choices must be made -- shelf space is limited, as we only have room to house about a thousand books.
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| wee book-loving me |
Joy! So Happy Birthday, Papa, from your loves-books-because-of-you, now-a-librarian daughter.
love, love, love this love and this dream.
ReplyDeleteIt is a gift for your Papa, makes me shiver when serendipity happens. You chose this new place and then, wow, a wonderful thing happens. I am happy for you, Irene. I love working at the bookstore, and hope you love every bit of this new venture!
ReplyDeleteA thousand books!? Tough choices, right? Maybe the books will rotate? I'm sure you will be the best librarian!! xo
ReplyDeleteOh, my dream jobs are librarian and bookstore owner. Enjoy every moment! I can hear the angels singing and see your dad hovering above the stacks, helping you make decisions!
ReplyDeleteThat is so wonderful and awesome! Welcome to the family of librarians!
ReplyDelete2nd generation librarian superstar! Love this post.
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