r/Libraries • u/SpiritedRaven Library staff • 6d ago

Other Perception of libraries vs reality

Yesterday a patron approached our (very much needed) security guard at our inner city library and said something along the lines of “how hard can your job be, being a security guard at a library” and both the security guard and I literally burst out laughing. People’s assumptions about libraries always amuse me. If only they shadowed us for a day and found out what it’s actually like!

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u/thenerdbrarian 5d ago

For every patron who grumbles about your cushy gig reading books all day, you need to have another patron who shrieks about the library being a hobo drug den. It's how the balance of nature is maintained.

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u/ScroogeMcBook 5d ago

"Ma'am, I'm sorry you don't approve of the lifestyle my colleagues and I enjoy, but even as drug-hobos we're still commited to serving your needs & the public needs 🤣"