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Does anyone have a job working with books?

Does anyone have a job working with books?

Toni #questionnaire

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Cheryl

I work part-time at my local library.

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Hayley

Me too

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Stephanie

I only wish

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Tamara

Me too.
I work in a lab

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Mallory

Me

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Mary

Sort of, I work in an elementary school and I read a lot of the books in either the school library or classroom library so I can talk to students about books.

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Haley

Used to work at a book distribution center.

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Micki

I used to work at borders when they were in business

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Bren

Me! My dream job. I work with books every day as a library specialist.

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Tess

Library Assistant/Para at an elementary school. I seriously love my job.

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Paul

My dream job!

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Kira

Someday

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Carressa

I’m a library manager ??‍♀️

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Dani

I used to catalog and restore old books in a university library. Loved it ?

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Estelle

How do ya get that job. Sounds great.

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Dani

Just stumbled on it when the lady who’d been doing it for many years was set to retire soon. It was a great job.

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Melissa

I worked at Barnes and noble in Chicago and Mississippi.

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Karen

Yep!

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Donna

Yes

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Jenny

Not now but years ago before I had kids I worked at Waterstones head office in their finance department.

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Jui

Sort of… Yes!

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Emma

Yep I’m a Librarian!!

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Katie

Yes. Librarian x

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Emily

Yes, work in WHSmith… Its not as fun as it would seem ?

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Charlotte

TBH it doesn’t look much fun in there either!

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Emily

@Charlotte It’s probably because it’s not solely a bookshop!

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Deryn

Yes. I’m an author. I write them.. edit them rewrite them. Publish them and read them. Sometimes it’s hard work 🙂

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Theresa

Yes, work in a secondary school library and reads lots of YA books so I can help students with their reading choices.

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Atike

Yes, Library service ???

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Joshua

✋✋

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Deena

Yep- librarian at an elementary school. It’s my dream job!

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Margaret

I worked for 8 years as librarian to K-8 students, now working in information management. I MISS being a librarian!!

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Amanda

??‍♀️ I’m a librarian!

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Kira

My dream job

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David

Yes, I have a hell of a job working with books. All they do is lie around all day not doing a damned thing, leaving ME to do all the work!

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Susan

Librarian for 28 years

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Mitzi

I have an online bookstore, work with books everyday!

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Judy

Wish I did!

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Sandra

Wish I did!

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Emily

Jealous!!!

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Claire

Yes I work in a school library.

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Hannah

I wish I did!

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Debbie

No?

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Gabe

I wish! I work in an Emergency Room 12 hours a day.

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Tanya

Yes! I work for a children’s publisher. I am very lucky to have a job that I adore

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Dani

I am also an author of SciFi/Romance books

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ToniQuestion author

You guys are lucky. My dream job would be doing something with books.

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Naomi

I wish. I always thought it’d be fun to work in a library or bookstore

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Pam

Yes, librarian

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Julie

Author.

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Gabe

I believe you trump everyone else ?

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Laura

I wish!!

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Apoorv

Well, I’m a Book Blogger and if anyone of you is interested in doing a job that is somehow related to books, then why not work as a book reviewer! If you’re interested, then contact me 🙂

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Diana

I’m interested

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Mimi

I use to work for Borders Books for 13 years.

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Shelley

No but sometimes during my lunch break when I am in the charity shops looking through their titles, I have the urge to start rearranging the bookshelves! ?

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Hannah

That’s where I got it from…

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Shannon

I wish

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Mari

That would be dangerous!! ?

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Kira

Right? I’d LOVE to work at B&N but I’d never make any money ?

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Mari

@Kira exactly!!

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Lynette

I was also that way with crafts. Worked at Michael’s. Had to quit. Never even attempted working at a book store as I knew it would be futile.

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Megan

High school English teacher, so YES!

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Beth

I have been a children’s librarian for 29 years. My dream job. Love it!

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Carin

I would love it.

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Nadine

I’m a teaching fellow & finishing writing up my doctorate but all my reading has made me struggle with reading for pleasure ?as skim/ scan quick reading habits

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Samantha

Yes, editing 🙂

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Sandra

That sounds great. Lucky you.

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Samantha

I am very lucky!

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Jennifer

I’m a high school librarian. ?

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Lynette

I used to be a very small community’s Tuesday night librarian. I miss that job.

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Lynette

Bookkeeping. Wish that was what it sounds like.

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Melissa

I used to be an editor for college textbooks full time, then did it freelance for a long time. Might get back into it now that all my kids are in school.

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Terence

I have a job reading em!!!

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Allison

1st grade teacher

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Mia

Yes I work with the lovely @Atike for the Enfield library service. It’s an amazing job, totally not what you think though- every day is different! If anyone is local and wants to start up a book club let me know ?? ha!

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Charlotte

Hello fellow Enfieldian. ?

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Mia

@Charlotte oh, awesome- hello! (Just double checking you’re not in the US? ??)

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Charlotte

@Mia London-u? Ru in a book club?

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Mia

Ha ok definitely the same Enfield lol. Unfortunately not at the moment, I set up a few in our libraries so I really should join one at some point ?, are you?

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Charlotte

@Mia no but I’ve always thought I’d like to. Maybe we should start one?

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Mia

@Charlotte actually yes, why not? What is the nearest library to you? Sorry this was late- I’m up to my ears as the summer reading challenge is starting soon ?

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Charlotte

Enfield Town or Oakwood or Ridge Avenue or Winchmore Hill. All accessible!

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Bertha

I taught reading for years and now I run two free libraries at an elementary school.

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Tinya

Yes I’m a branch library manager in Belfast. Childhood ambition.

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Trudy

Bookseller. If only I had time to read more.

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Madelyn

I am retired and volunteer in a library.

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Shelley

Yes in a used book shop!

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Lindsay

Library Aid

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Rebecca

I use a few special ones at the Shelton Wellness Center occasionally with clients telling them about books that will benefit them. I was just recently inspired to write one too so now I guess I will be using that one too

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Scarlet

I wish it would be a dream come true.

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Ge

i wish

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Brenda

I work at a library

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Yesenia

No but I wish I did

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Kate

I manage a book shop!

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Shay

I work at my college library. It’s pretty awesome! ?

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Stacey

I’m a primary school teacher librarian….

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Altyn

I used to oversee a library at an international school. It was so long ago, we used to have catalog library cards to find book references, etc… *sigh* #nostalgic

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Sylvia

Me too Sandra xx

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Carol

If only….::sigh::

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Sue

I’m hoping to get hired at our local library!

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Charlotte

I’m an author and used to work in a book store.

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Amber

I am doing marketing for a book publishing company

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Jasmine

Author and independent publisher 🙂

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