Librarians Get Their Geek On
Yes, librarians geek, too. See what they are passionate about and why they think the public library is a vital community resource. Are you a librarian? Tell us what you geek.
Librarians care about you and your community. They help you explore what you geek and improve the place where you live. And this passion goes well beyond the library walls.
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My name is Margaret and I geek rubber-stamping. It’s all my colleague’s fault. When I was working a rotation at his branch library about 10 years ago he showed me his catalogue of stamps and had me assist in a children’s program in which they made cards with stamps. The trap was set.
Present day I have, well, more than hundreds of stamps plus the accoutrements one may use in the hobby. You would not believe the variety of stuff you can put on a card. Pop can tabs come to mind. I’ve heavily used the library’s collection of stamping and paper crafting books and put the Interlibrary Loan system to good use. I love learning all the new techniques.
Now I make all my greeting cards and have more fun than I can hardly stand. I can personalize them and use my unique sense of humor on people who actually appreciate it. I don’t just geek rubber-stamping, I am buried in it. And it’s mighty comfy down here.
Margaret is a librarian from Iowa.
