[Book Review] I Work at a Public Library by Gina Sheridan

In the introduction of this book, the author writes: “I Work at a Public Library is for anyone who enjoys the absurdity and humanity of everyday life.” This absolutely nails it.

Some stories made me chuckle, some made me cringe. Some were heartwarming, some were infuriating. This book is certainly takes you on a ride!

My Thoughts on I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks by Gina Sheridan 

I first heard about this book when a booktuber was talking it (apologies, I can’t remember who it was for the life of me!). My library didn’t have it at the time, but I kept checking back. When I saw that it was available last week, I immediately put in a request.

The idea behind this book began on Tumblr at iworkatapubliclibrary.com, which, if you haven’t checked out yet, I highly recommend doing so right now! It’s so wonderful.

The book is split up into categories such as “Computers”, “Reading Interests and Habits”, and even “Bullying”. The book ends with a section titled “Volumes of Gratitude.” What a wonderful way to wrap up the book! I could read this section over and over again.

Many of the stories included made me laugh, but the vast majority made me cringe a bit. Here are a few of my favorites:

My Final Thoughts on I Work at a Public Library

There were a couple of slight things that made me cut the fifth tea cup, but overall I really enjoyed this book! I would recommend this to any reader, but especially readers that love their local library.

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