This month I finished my internship, turned in my final assignment for my online class, worked my last four days as a library GRA, packed all of my earthly belongings into a u-haul, moved to Dallas, started a new job as a real librarian, bought a washer and dryer like a real adult, and assembled approximately 86 pieces of IKEA furniture. Oh, and read eight books.
Actually, it was eight books and one screenplay, from six different sources, in three formats.
I checked out a ton of books from the UT Library before I moved and read a few of them --
Penelopiad, which I loved.
O Pioneers, which I also loved (to my own surprise).
Ready Player One, which I really had to force myself to finish.
and Rebecca, which took me over two weeks to finish and honestly I was unimpressed.
These were all hard copies.
I (finally!) got the audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from Austin Public Library, so I listened to that this month. I have to admit it was weird to know that I've gone through the whole series in a year...that I was listening to the first HP while unpacking boxes in the Finley House, and listened to the seventh unpacking my apartment.
I decided I wanted to go see The Glass Castle, but should probably read it first, so I got the eBook from my school's library and read it in one sitting last weekend (it was a page-turner!).
Of course, I was only here about four days before I had gotten a Dallas Public Library card and used it promptly to check out The Speed of Life, because my library is having the author, Carol Weston, come visit our school tomorrow.
The screenplay, Carol, was available online for free, and The Secret Life of Bees I already owned (it was a re-read).
All I have to say is, if you're not checking out books from four different libraries simultaneously, are you even a librarian?
I will also share a recent librarian success: going to Barnes and Noble to buy a jigsaw puzzle and NOT BUYING ANY BOOKS, but coming home and putting the interesting titles on hold.
But I'll also share a recent librarian failure: I somehow lost a (second!!) library book, and had to pay to replace it. That was awkward.
And, fun fact, I did move library books to Dallas. You can decide if that's a success or failure amongst yourselves. All I have to say is, they're not due until January so WHY NOT?
