the romantic life of a librarian

Today, I visited the county library with my younger siblings. While walking in holding Anderson's little hand, I caught a whiff: books.

After making my selections (The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, The Complete Poems of John Keats, and A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt), I browsed the shelves and imagined the occupation of a librarian.

I decided I would like it very much.

Smelling books all day, helping people find their good reads, making book recommendations, getting caught by a gripping title, being surrounded by readers of all ages, interacting with children on school field trips --- it would be a good life.

"I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved" -- Barbara Kingsolver