Overheard
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Longtime library employee, listening to the bananas world around me at work.
BossMan was gone all day.
Patrons were few and quiet.
And yet, my coworkers were complaining about being bored.
SHUT UP THE UNIVERSE CAN HEAR YOU.
#daybeforethanksgiving
Patrons were few and quiet.
And yet, my coworkers were complaining about being bored.
SHUT UP THE UNIVERSE CAN HEAR YOU.
#daybeforethanksgiving
two men are standing next to each other in the woods and one of them is touching the face of the other man .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other in the woods and one of them is touching the face of the other man .
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November 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
BossMan was gone all day.
Patrons were few and quiet.
And yet, my coworkers were complaining about being bored.
SHUT UP THE UNIVERSE CAN HEAR YOU.
#daybeforethanksgiving
Patrons were few and quiet.
And yet, my coworkers were complaining about being bored.
SHUT UP THE UNIVERSE CAN HEAR YOU.
#daybeforethanksgiving
I love telling people that we don't have late fees. Just bring the books back and we're good! (Undamaged, of course) #librarylife #goodthings
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I love telling people that we don't have late fees. Just bring the books back and we're good! (Undamaged, of course) #librarylife #goodthings
Kid 1: 🎶"I'm a poop, I'm a butt, I'm a poopy poopy butt!" 🎶
Kids 2 & 3: Laugh uproariously
Good to see how some things never change. #AfterSchoolAdventures #DeskShift
Kids 2 & 3: Laugh uproariously
Good to see how some things never change. #AfterSchoolAdventures #DeskShift
a young boy in a white tank top and red shorts is standing in a car .
ALT: a young boy in a white tank top and red shorts is standing in a car .
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November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Kid 1: 🎶"I'm a poop, I'm a butt, I'm a poopy poopy butt!" 🎶
Kids 2 & 3: Laugh uproariously
Good to see how some things never change. #AfterSchoolAdventures #DeskShift
Kids 2 & 3: Laugh uproariously
Good to see how some things never change. #AfterSchoolAdventures #DeskShift
I put in earbuds this afternoon so I can focus on my work.
Little did I know that I was announcing to the universe that everyone at the library needed to come talk to me IMMEDIATELY.
Little did I know that I was announcing to the universe that everyone at the library needed to come talk to me IMMEDIATELY.
a man with a mustache is standing in front of a door with the number 120 on it
ALT: a man with a mustache is standing in front of a door with the number 120 on it
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September 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I put in earbuds this afternoon so I can focus on my work.
Little did I know that I was announcing to the universe that everyone at the library needed to come talk to me IMMEDIATELY.
Little did I know that I was announcing to the universe that everyone at the library needed to come talk to me IMMEDIATELY.
"Are you asking me to math? I don't do that, especially during an evening shift." #LibraryLife
a man in a suit and white shirt says it was my understanding there would be no math
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June 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"Are you asking me to math? I don't do that, especially during an evening shift." #LibraryLife
We were supposed to be open until 6PM tonight.
We were so dead all afternoon, the supervisor on call this weekend (1) fell asleep at the desk and (2) had us close early because she was SO BORED.
I mean, I'm not mad. 😁
We were so dead all afternoon, the supervisor on call this weekend (1) fell asleep at the desk and (2) had us close early because she was SO BORED.
I mean, I'm not mad. 😁
May 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We were supposed to be open until 6PM tonight.
We were so dead all afternoon, the supervisor on call this weekend (1) fell asleep at the desk and (2) had us close early because she was SO BORED.
I mean, I'm not mad. 😁
We were so dead all afternoon, the supervisor on call this weekend (1) fell asleep at the desk and (2) had us close early because she was SO BORED.
I mean, I'm not mad. 😁
BossMan reads the sign for staff with instructions on how to use the new coffee maker in the kitchen.
". . . That doesn't apply to ME though!"
". . . That doesn't apply to ME though!"
a man wearing a shirt that says schitts creek on the bottom
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April 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
BossMan reads the sign for staff with instructions on how to use the new coffee maker in the kitchen.
". . . That doesn't apply to ME though!"
". . . That doesn't apply to ME though!"
Coworker: "I wish there was more to do today. I'm just so jittery and I have so much energy!"
Me: Do you think the energy drink you downed on an empty stomach an hour ago has something to do with how you feel?
Me: Do you think the energy drink you downed on an empty stomach an hour ago has something to do with how you feel?
a man with a beard says just asking with his hand in the air
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April 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Coworker: "I wish there was more to do today. I'm just so jittery and I have so much energy!"
Me: Do you think the energy drink you downed on an empty stomach an hour ago has something to do with how you feel?
Me: Do you think the energy drink you downed on an empty stomach an hour ago has something to do with how you feel?
Weird questions: I had not one but two of my coworkers demand to know how long I would be in when I clocked in today.
It's the same hours I always work.
Why do you care? And can you say hello first? #sketchy
It's the same hours I always work.
Why do you care? And can you say hello first? #sketchy
April 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Weird questions: I had not one but two of my coworkers demand to know how long I would be in when I clocked in today.
It's the same hours I always work.
Why do you care? And can you say hello first? #sketchy
It's the same hours I always work.
Why do you care? And can you say hello first? #sketchy
A kiddo came in for storytime today DRESSED TO THE NINES. Princess dress, earrings, heels, the whole bit. 🥰 I'm glad that we're a fancy occasion. #librarylife #fun
April 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A kiddo came in for storytime today DRESSED TO THE NINES. Princess dress, earrings, heels, the whole bit. 🥰 I'm glad that we're a fancy occasion. #librarylife #fun
BossMan: "How would you like to attend a three-hour training tomorrow morning!"
Me: ". . . Can I not? I had other things I wanted to get done."
B: "It wasn't a question. :)"
#ThenWhyDidYouAsk? #LibraryLife #Okay
Me: ". . . Can I not? I had other things I wanted to get done."
B: "It wasn't a question. :)"
#ThenWhyDidYouAsk? #LibraryLife #Okay
a man in a suit and tie is holding a cup of coffee and saying ok then .
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March 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
BossMan: "How would you like to attend a three-hour training tomorrow morning!"
Me: ". . . Can I not? I had other things I wanted to get done."
B: "It wasn't a question. :)"
#ThenWhyDidYouAsk? #LibraryLife #Okay
Me: ". . . Can I not? I had other things I wanted to get done."
B: "It wasn't a question. :)"
#ThenWhyDidYouAsk? #LibraryLife #Okay
At today's staff meeting: "Make sure if you don't understand, you ask clarifying questions."
Also: "We need you to start looking for answers on your own before asking other people because we're getting asked too many questions." #WTH 🚩
Also: "We need you to start looking for answers on your own before asking other people because we're getting asked too many questions." #WTH 🚩
March 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
At today's staff meeting: "Make sure if you don't understand, you ask clarifying questions."
Also: "We need you to start looking for answers on your own before asking other people because we're getting asked too many questions." #WTH 🚩
Also: "We need you to start looking for answers on your own before asking other people because we're getting asked too many questions." #WTH 🚩
Nothing like getting assigned tasks that mean you have to go hunt down staff in departments you're not a part of. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
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February 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Nothing like getting assigned tasks that mean you have to go hunt down staff in departments you're not a part of. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
I get it, my coworkers are doing their jobs. And I appreciate them and their work.
But also, what are you thinking handing me a big project an hour before I leave on a FRIDAY? #CoastingTime #TGIF #NoBrainpowerLeft
But also, what are you thinking handing me a big project an hour before I leave on a FRIDAY? #CoastingTime #TGIF #NoBrainpowerLeft
February 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I get it, my coworkers are doing their jobs. And I appreciate them and their work.
But also, what are you thinking handing me a big project an hour before I leave on a FRIDAY? #CoastingTime #TGIF #NoBrainpowerLeft
But also, what are you thinking handing me a big project an hour before I leave on a FRIDAY? #CoastingTime #TGIF #NoBrainpowerLeft
"I really like the library's air freshener, but I can't find it on Amazon or Walmart."
. . .
"So are you going to steal it?"
#OverheardConversations
. . .
"So are you going to steal it?"
#OverheardConversations
February 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"I really like the library's air freshener, but I can't find it on Amazon or Walmart."
. . .
"So are you going to steal it?"
#OverheardConversations
. . .
"So are you going to steal it?"
#OverheardConversations
Aw, look at the little kiddos playing with the toys in the toddler playpen.
[Gets closer and hears] "Arrrrgh! This bear will rip off your arms! AND THEN YOUR FACE."
#librarylife #thatgotviolentfast #dang
[Gets closer and hears] "Arrrrgh! This bear will rip off your arms! AND THEN YOUR FACE."
#librarylife #thatgotviolentfast #dang
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January 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Aw, look at the little kiddos playing with the toys in the toddler playpen.
[Gets closer and hears] "Arrrrgh! This bear will rip off your arms! AND THEN YOUR FACE."
#librarylife #thatgotviolentfast #dang
[Gets closer and hears] "Arrrrgh! This bear will rip off your arms! AND THEN YOUR FACE."
#librarylife #thatgotviolentfast #dang
Me: I have so much to do this week.
Also Me: I would probably be more productive if I repotted all the library plants on the back counter. RIGHT NOW.
Also Me: I would probably be more productive if I repotted all the library plants on the back counter. RIGHT NOW.
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January 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Me: I have so much to do this week.
Also Me: I would probably be more productive if I repotted all the library plants on the back counter. RIGHT NOW.
Also Me: I would probably be more productive if I repotted all the library plants on the back counter. RIGHT NOW.
We got a new play kitchen set for the children's room.
It's ADORABLE.
It will absolutely be broken within the next week. 😂😭
It's ADORABLE.
It will absolutely be broken within the next week. 😂😭
January 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We got a new play kitchen set for the children's room.
It's ADORABLE.
It will absolutely be broken within the next week. 😂😭
It's ADORABLE.
It will absolutely be broken within the next week. 😂😭
BossMan: "I think you focus too much on all your upcoming programs."
Me: Cool, so which ones would you like me to half-ass? #librarylife #WTH
Me: Cool, so which ones would you like me to half-ass? #librarylife #WTH
January 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
BossMan: "I think you focus too much on all your upcoming programs."
Me: Cool, so which ones would you like me to half-ass? #librarylife #WTH
Me: Cool, so which ones would you like me to half-ass? #librarylife #WTH
Coworker: "Why do the forms you put on my desk have glitter on them?"
Me: Because it's Christmas, duh. EVERYTHING has glitter.
Me: Because it's Christmas, duh. EVERYTHING has glitter.
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December 13, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Coworker: "Why do the forms you put on my desk have glitter on them?"
Me: Because it's Christmas, duh. EVERYTHING has glitter.
Me: Because it's Christmas, duh. EVERYTHING has glitter.
95% of library staff just want to coast until the end of the year.
The other 5% are making big sweeping changes to how we should do things, often without asking for input.
#JustChillAlready
The other 5% are making big sweeping changes to how we should do things, often without asking for input.
#JustChillAlready
a cartoon of a man sitting at a desk with a cup of coffee and the words " im tired "
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December 13, 2024 at 4:57 AM
95% of library staff just want to coast until the end of the year.
The other 5% are making big sweeping changes to how we should do things, often without asking for input.
#JustChillAlready
The other 5% are making big sweeping changes to how we should do things, often without asking for input.
#JustChillAlready
"That breaker is sparking? Well, just don't use it."
Except half our lights are on that line. It's fine, nobody needs to see. #maintenance #libraryproblems
Except half our lights are on that line. It's fine, nobody needs to see. #maintenance #libraryproblems
November 14, 2024 at 9:03 PM
"That breaker is sparking? Well, just don't use it."
Except half our lights are on that line. It's fine, nobody needs to see. #maintenance #libraryproblems
Except half our lights are on that line. It's fine, nobody needs to see. #maintenance #libraryproblems
Things you don't want to hear from maintenance:
"Should you be working on that outlet if the power is on?"
"Aw, I've been shocked plenty of times. It'll be fine!"
"Should you be working on that outlet if the power is on?"
"Aw, I've been shocked plenty of times. It'll be fine!"
November 14, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Things you don't want to hear from maintenance:
"Should you be working on that outlet if the power is on?"
"Aw, I've been shocked plenty of times. It'll be fine!"
"Should you be working on that outlet if the power is on?"
"Aw, I've been shocked plenty of times. It'll be fine!"