Good week at the reference desk after a long dry spell

Had a Tuesday last week where I actually helped 8 people in a row find what they needed. One was a kid looking for a specific old graphic novel about space hamsters, and I tracked it down in a library 3 towns over. Felt good after 2 months of mostly answering printer questions and giving directions. The quiet weeks really make you doubt yourself. Anyone else have those stretches where you wonder if you're even helping anyone?

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scott.grace1mo ago

Oh man, that space hamster graphic novel thing is wild. I love when you have to go on a wild goose chase like that, it's like being a detective but with books. I had a similar feeling last month when someone asked me for a specific cookbook from the 80s called "Microwave Magic" and I actually found a copy in the basement archives. Felt like I won the lottery for like a day. But yeah, those quiet weeks are brutal, I start second-guessing everything and wondering if I even remember how to do my job.

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white.elizabeth1mo ago

Is finding a cookbook really that deep though? It's not solving world hunger.

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