Circulating Romance
<p class="bigFirst">Librarians are sort of used to being stereotyped. We’re used to friends and families thinking that we sit around all day and read. Our days are filled with luxury and kind, calm patrons who adore us immensely for the services we provide. Librarians’ minds are full...
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Virginia Tech Libraries
2013-10-01
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| author | Christyna Hunter |
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| description | <p class="bigFirst">Librarians are sort of used to being stereotyped. We’re used to friends and families thinking that we sit around all day and read. Our days are filled with luxury and kind, calm patrons who adore us immensely for the services we provide. Librarians’ minds are full of every book we ever read. And every book we haven’t read.</p><p class="indent">Reality is a bit different. Our days are busy and sometimes patrons are not so appreciative. And despite our attempts at super knowledge, our brains can’t hold all information.</p><p class="indent">But being a librarian who reads, enjoys, and promotes the romance genre can present an additional challenge. Even though the genre is half of the paperback fiction sold in the U.S., librarians often have to defend it to their customers and their co-workers.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13d386b104f7470ba84596da9938cf142022-12-22T01:15:00ZengVirginia Tech LibrariesVirginia Libraries2331-33312013-10-0159310.21061/valib.v59i3.1273542Circulating RomanceChristyna Hunter<p class="bigFirst">Librarians are sort of used to being stereotyped. We’re used to friends and families thinking that we sit around all day and read. Our days are filled with luxury and kind, calm patrons who adore us immensely for the services we provide. Librarians’ minds are full of every book we ever read. And every book we haven’t read.</p><p class="indent">Reality is a bit different. Our days are busy and sometimes patrons are not so appreciative. And despite our attempts at super knowledge, our brains can’t hold all information.</p><p class="indent">But being a librarian who reads, enjoys, and promotes the romance genre can present an additional challenge. Even though the genre is half of the paperback fiction sold in the U.S., librarians often have to defend it to their customers and their co-workers.</p>https://virginialibrariesjournal.org/articles/542 |
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