The head of our Friends of the Library (for our branch library) has said many weird things to us.
1) Why do you have three expensive librarians with college degrees here at the Information desk. (we actually had three desks side by side) He insisted he could hire some high school Honor students to sit there and look things up on the computer and answer questions. (luckily the branch manager pulled him aside to talk to him.)
2) When I brought one of my picture books that I had written in to share with the staff, He picked it up, casually flipped through it, and said, "It must not have taken you long to write this. An hour? What is it? a few hundred words?" (it took3-4 years or more to write, get it bought by a publisher, go through the revision process, wait for the illustrator to finish the illustrations, and wait for the printing of it.)3) "I love Librarians! I wish you were open on Friday nights and Sundays too, to make getting here more convenient for us to get books." The branch manager looked at him. After a minute she said, "I don't think you love librarians if you want us to work those hours.
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