posted by Jeanne Munn Bracken

I have been a reference librarian for 38 years. To some this sounds boring, but trust me, it's really fun work. I enjoy poking around for information, recommending good books to enthusiastic readers, and putting just the right reference title in the hands of a desperate, left-it-to-the-last-minute student. I also know, as we say, where all the bodies are buried in two Massachusetts small towns, and I'm not referring to the local…

posted by Doranna

Being left alone to work.

Okay, that's really strange. When I step back to look at it, I know that. When people take time off--when they dream about time off--they generally daydream themselves a day away from whatever it is they do for a living. A day away from the drudge and mudge. Dinners out, social gatherings, beer and cake and wahoo!

Well, sure, over the years I've done some of that. Kinda depends where I am at the…