Libraries, teen reading, future obsessives, rambling-goodness.

[Teek]

Simon the nutty owl says:

> Children's library a dream job? It depends on what aged kids you 
get. If it
> is the little ones and you get to read all the cute children's 
books to and
> with them then yes. The older ones are usually too much trouble to 
get them
> to read (that is spoken from experience of people trying to get me 
to read
> when I was a teenager, I still have not managed to complete my GCSE 
> set texts).

Ahh, fortunately, my job consists of checking out materials, 
straightening up, and putting books away, between sneaking off for 
illicit readings of picture books. If the children get too dastardly, 
I just smile and point them off to the real librarians. I could care 
less if the kids actually read anything, I just like being around 
books. I'm a sucker for children's books, but don't deal well with 
the actual item. 

The teenagers are in a different, and much less enjoyable section. We 
have this collection of 7th graders (They're about 13) who come in 
stoned and make rude comments, insult the elderly, ride scooters and 
skateboards through the building, attempt to hit on me and fail 
miserably, etc. =grumble= 
Though I sympathize. during that age, all I could find to read were 
Anne McCaffery books, LOTR, and some biography on Harry Houdini, 
which I must have read several dozen times. Middle school, a time I 
am not anxious to re-live.

no repeat Simon-Sightings, though my plot to hook my friend  is going 
splendedly. He reported back at opening today to check out PoA and 
GoF, after reading Chamber straight through. Another conquest! <g>

Bwa ha ha - Teek