An angel in disguise… x
If you’ve ever spent time with a librarian you might have been fooled into believing they were an ordinary, everyday kind of person, just like you or I.
You might’ve thought them a little too strict, obessively interested in giving you the evil eye and going ‘Shhhhhhh, be quiet!’ all the time,
you might even have thought them a little eccentric, or shy.
But remember Roald Dahl’s witches? You know, the ones with wigs disguising bald heads, gloves covering up inch-long claws? The blue saliva? The inhuman eyes with the red-white glow and the toeless feet squished into too tight shoes?
Remember them?
Well, I’m going to shock your knickers off here by letting the cat out of the bag and telling you that librarians are up to a similar game.
Oh yes, you see, they might not have bald heads, blue saliva and inch-long nails but if your particular librarian was in correct disguise, as governed by rule number 4567of the Very Serious Code of Conduct for Librarians, they’ve been forced to appear ordinary for reasons that even I cannot fathom.
But I can assure you that the next time your librarian helps with schoolwork…
listens to your woes…
shares your interests…
or lets you hide away in the peace and quiet of their library…
if you pay attention to their cardigan…
hidden underneath it you’ll find a tender heart…
and a pair of wings…
because your wonderful school librarian is an angel in disguise. xx
We must find a way for lots of school librarians to see this!
Aww, thanks, Joan. x
This is great. I also wrote a blog post about libraries this week here: lucymarcovitch.wordpress.com . It’s for adults rather than children, but the common theme is library love!
Oooh, I’ll take a look. xx
So true. And who are the devils in disguise? I think I know who they are!
Exactly! x
Have tweeted this Kate, hopefully some happy librarians will come your way!
Thanks Lucy! x
Aww, I love this post Kate – It put a great big smile on my face, and it’s all so true!xx
Glad you liked it Ella – big love to you xxx
I am a happy librarian!
(I am also a hard-of hearing librarian, so possibly the only one in the country who asks the clientele to speak up!
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I mean every word of it – you’re a rare and wonderful breed of human being! xx love xx
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