May 23, 2018

Woke up and ate leftover pizza in bed for breakfast. It is almost as good cold as it is hot. After that I had just enough time to run home and get ready before going to work.

I had two walkthroughs when I got there. I refilled the audiobook and talked to the academic librarian a little bit. She stopped by to work because the campus library won't be available for the foreseeable

future.

I was on desk for two hours after that and most of that time was spent helping patrons. I answered a lot of phone calls, helped a patron print our list of possible book club kits, and helped a patron open Solitaire after he was trying to find a crossword puzzle by typing his phone number into Google to log into an account that he didn't actually have. It was odd. I also helped one of the other librarians edit her new handout, and I talked to her husband about the job he just got. It's as a middle school science teacher, so he doesn't start for awhile, but he will be starting a masters degree for teaching this summer.

I was off desk for the next two hours so I went upstairs to the meeting room. I caught up on the news and created signs for the summer reading prize desk.

For my dinner break I went to the academic librarian's house. It is a few blocks from the library so I was able to enjoy a longer break.

I was on desk for an hour when I got back and caught up on the news. Then I was off desk for two hours. I checked out a couple books, read the local newspaper, and spent a lot of time making new end caps for the newly shifted books. I was a little smarter about it this time, so it went slightly faster than my previous attempts, and I got everything right on the first try, but it is still a pain in the butt.

I picked up the academic librarian after work. I also picked up her bike, so now I have a bike rack on the back of my car. I've never had a bike rack on my car, and haven't had a bike since I was a kid, but it makes me look like I'm ready for adventure. I need to go on more adventures.