When I saw this post on Flashback Friday, I just had to join in. I have blogged about this topic before, but I can't resist writing about it again since I love it so much!
When I was a child, I wanted to be a librarian when I grew up. I thought librarians had the best job ever because they got to play with books all day long. What could be better than that?!! My desire to become a librarian has never diminished though the years, even though I went to college in order to become a pharmacist. Even after I started working, I would joke that I wanted to be a librarian when I grew up. John would laugh and say that I almost have enough books to start my own library. Now that I am a mother and only "work" (work that I am paid for) one weekend a month, I know that I really do not want to work in a library because it would take me away from my real job: taking care of my husband and my children. (However, if the position should open up at my church as a volunteer librarian, don't think I wouldn't snatch it up!)
While I never volunteered or interned in a library as a child, I did organize my books alphabetically because I knew that is how it is done in a library. And I still organize my books that way with a special section for reference books and another for biographies. John knows that if he takes a book off the shelf, he should let me put it back. I guess, in a way, I am a librarian...of my own books!
In summary, while I never became a "real" librarian, I am glad that I ended up doing what I am doing. I love being a wife and a mother. And if I continue to collect books the way that I do, well, it won't be long before I have my own library.
4 comments:
That's great! You, like many others in this meme, found ways to accomplish your "when I grow up" in unconventional ways.
I, too, bandied about the librarian idea, but have never done anything seriously towards it. One year, though, my library had a summer position open and offered me the job, just because I was around so often they knew I already knew the library! Alas, that was the year I was going out of town for the summer, so I didn't take that opportunity.
I loved the library when I was younger! I used to make little "check out" cards for my books - not that anyone ever checked them out! LOL
I'm glad you posted this!
I ran my own personal library as a kid too, and yes I had checkout cards. My siblings were my main patrons, but only because I used to "take" them to the library when we played house or school (and I obviously always played mom or teacher).
Bekahcubed, that really stinks that you missed that opportunity to work in a library. That's something that I would still regret to this day!
Linda and Sarah, I never made my own library cards for my books, but I sure thought about it! I think I was afraid to hurt my books.
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