Top 10 reasons for a librarian to retire

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Top 10 reasons for a librarian to retire

10 When s/he is a couple of chapters short of a book.
9 You go into a store and are seriously frustrated that there is no searchable catalog to help you find what you are looking for
8 Your "shusher" stops working.
7 When a patron says "Do you work here?"...and you can't remember if you do...
6 You find yourself interviewing the Grand- or great-grand- children of people you first worked with.
5 When you learn a coin from your birth year is considered a rare specimen
4 To have more time to read- so many books, so little time.
3 You see books published by the GRANDchildren of authors who were popular when you were young
2 No more reports or budgets to fill out
   
And the NUMBER ONE sign that you are burned out at the end of school.....
1 When driving down the highway, you practice the Dewey Decimal System by using the license plates of automobiles you pass on the road, and try to remember where on the shelves they belong.

 
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