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[givemeathimble]

I got a library card from the Sumner library, where I used to go as a kid. Man! It has changed! With all the electronic stuff, I'm not sure what the librarians do all day. Apparently they spend their time being overly helpful. After I asked a question and received a satisfactory answer, two librarians kept me posted on new tidbits they'd found out

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[rimrunner]

Uh...the librarians are why all that electronic stuff is there.

[givemeathimble]

That's true. I'm so grateful for the computerized stuff. It makes things so much easier. But the librarians used to check out books and help one find things. I suppose they still do that but are freed up to do other things with the help of computers. I bet the field has changed a lot in the last few years.

[rimrunner]

Helping people find things is what I spend most of my workday doing.

OTOH, I've never checked out a book to anyone in my life. (Mostly because that's what our parapro staff do. Unless it's a small library, librarians usually don't man the check out desk, shelve, or even do the cataloging. It's a weird division of labor but it seems to be the norm.)