Repressed Librarian

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Here is a mini interview with me with questions supplied by Profgrrrrl. (You can see her post that inspired this one here.)

If you would like me to ask you five interview-style questions to be answered on your blog, just let me know in the comments.

1. What element of libraries most appeals to you?
I think what I find most appealing, based on my library experiences, is how most librarians genuinely want to be helpful and to share information. If you ask a typical librarian a question, as a library user or as a colleague, they will usually go to great lengths to find just what you need.

2. If you were bringing a dessert to my potluck party, what would you bring?
I would probably bring fun and festive vegan cupcakes, unless it was a more upscale dinner party. In that case, it would probably be something like a dark chocolate layer cake with raspberry filling.

3. What book are you recommending to people these days?
Because of the super-busyness of February at work, I haven't been reading or discussing books much lately. The last thing I can recall recommending was Headlong by Michael Frayn, a book I first read several years ago and would recommend to anyone who appreciates art, London, and beautifully crafted sentences. I love this book so much I have given it as a gift to a couple of people.

4. If you found $20 on the ground, what would you do with it?
I would glance around to make sure no one had just dropped it, and if not, I would use it to buy something fun that I wouldn't normally spend money on, like magazines, a DVD, or some really great lip gloss.

5. What are you having for dinner tonight?
Definitely a frozen convenience meal, probably this Kashi black bean mango dish. It sounds yummy now, but I *must* go work out first.

~ by Repressed Librarian at 4:48 PM :: 7 comments

7 Comments:

I very much agree with you about helpful librarians! I am always stunned at the helpfulness of the university librarians that I've encountered - not that I expect them to be surly and difficult but it's such a pleasant surprise to find someone who has no investment in my academic life willing to locate some obscure fact or hard-to-find book for me.

By phd me, on March 01, 2007 8:15 PM

Great answers! I hope you aren't offended by this, but in order to convince my students to seek out librarians' help (they are often scared to do this, b/c it means admitting they "don't know" something), ANYWAY-- I often compare librarians to golden retrievers: i.e., they are SO friendly, and SO helpful, and their number one job priority is retrieving information.

By MaggieMay, on March 02, 2007 10:39 AM

As an ex-journalist (har har) and a self-centered goober, I always imagine me being interviewed. I'd love for you to be the one. :)

By jur, on March 02, 2007 7:45 PM