a little librarian humor for the losers

Books On Wheels:

“Look down there—at the sunlight gleaming on the library—that’s where I’m to begin my career. But it won’t end there; I’m going places—as far as any librarian can go.”

“Librarian!” Dave’s tone was incredulous. “You a librarian! Huh! You’re no more the type to be a librarian than I am; and it’s a fine career for a wide-awake girl who loves the outdoors—shut up with a lot of musty books. You’re too afraid of people, too.”

“That’s all you know about it. And what if I am shy with strangers? Can’t I overcome that? And suppose I can’t; there’s work with children, and I’d soon forget myself if I were doing things for a lot of youngsters—scout work taught me that. And all library work isn’t being ‘shut up with a lot of musty books,’ either—it’s doing things for people—all sorts of things, that often take the librarians outside their libraries. Miss Thacker has a friend on a state library commission who has had thrilling experiences traveling around the country—out in your great open spaces. Why, there’s a book called The Library Without the Walls—does that sound ‘shut up’?”

Today I'm thinking, "as far as a librarian can go" is NOT FAR.