Librarians! Here Are Some New Special Days Just For You.
National Library Worker’s Day! Take Your Child To Work Day! The calendar is packed with Special Days, on which we’re supposed to celebrate or focus on something. I’ve come up with a few more, just for those of us who work in libraries:
Bring Your Cats To Work Day
Wear an Evening Gown at the Circ Desk Day
Sing “Uptown Funk” at Story Time Day
Drink a Martini at Your Desk Day
Refuse to Check Out a Patterson Day
Toss Your Least-Favorite Work-related Journal in the Trash Day
Come to Work Dressed as Bunny Watson Day
Dance on the Reference Desk Day
Brag to a Patron About How Much Government Money You Get Paid To Read at Work Day
Convert Dewey Decimal Numbers to Fractions Day
Decorate the Self Check-Out Kiosk to Look Like a Dalek Day
Believe Everyone’s Implausible Excuses for Returning Material Late Day
Ask a Patron “Do you want fries with that?” When You Check Out a Book Day
Enjoy Online Humor When You’re Supposed to Be Working Day
Have an idea for a new Special Day? Just post it in the Comments section and I’ll add it to the list. And wherever you work — have a great day!
( Writing Coach and editor Roz Warren writes for everyone from the Funny Times to the New York Times, and is the author of Our Bodies, Our Shelves: A Collection of Library Humor, and Just Another Day At Your Local Public Library. If you want to buy inscribed copies or just want to say hi, you can reach her at [email protected])
