Better Strangers
Better Strangers
I love libraries
0:00
-20:40

I love libraries

Some reflections on a half decade working in a public library!

So this is cool! You get to hear me literally 60 seconds into my new career! I recorded this episode this morning, which is my first day after quitting my job at the public library I’ve worked at for the past decade. Instead of a read article, I decided to do a kind of loose discussion of what I found valuable about working in a library (spoiler: nearly everything) and what I found challenging (spoiler: also nearly everything).

I referenced a Drag Queen Story Hour article in the episode, you can read it below:

Better Strangers
What it's like to throw a Drag Queen Story Hour
This article can be read or listened to! My audio version below contains an extra few minutes of me editorializing at the end. I mean, this is all technically me editorializing, but yeah, there’s a bit more of it on the audio version. Carry on! So I’m doing something a little different this week: I’m gonna talk about my day job. I work at a public librar…
Read more

Share

And as I announced, I’m going to put the podcast on a hiatus for a minute. I’m enjoying doing it, but I’ve gotta make some decisions about where to put my time in this initial stage of my career, so on Mondays, you’re going to be getting a column called Book Rex, which is exactly what it sounds like! Book recommendations on a theme each week, sometimes by me, sometimes by other people!

The pod will be back, I just need to get the ball rolling for a bit. Have a great MLK day, guys! I hope you celebrate it in a fitting way, like by contextualizing one of his inspirational meme quotes, by engaging in direct action, or by being disappointed in white liberals.

Better Strangers is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

0 Comments
Better Strangers
Better Strangers
Facing a bleak world with hope, imagination, and curiosity.