I work in a library and I cannot tell you how excited we get about long-overdue books being returned. Everyone from the circulation staff to the catalogers in the back loves seeing books that have been checked out for a long time and particularly impressive specimens (think 20 or 30+ years) are usually taken from office to office so everyone gets to see it. I’ve never heard anyone ever shame the person who returned the book or gripe about the fact that the book should have been returned sooner.
(I’ve only just realized while typing this out how bizarre this must sound. I swear, librarians aren’t starved for entertainment – we just love books.)
I work in a library and I cannot tell you how excited we get about long-overdue books being returned. Everyone from the circulation staff to the catalogers in the back loves seeing books that have been checked out for a long time and particularly impressive specimens (think 20 or 30+ years) are usually taken from office to office so everyone gets to see it. I’ve never heard anyone ever shame the person who returned the book or gripe about the fact that the book should have been returned sooner.
(I’ve only just realized while typing this out how bizarre this must sound. I swear, librarians aren’t starved for entertainment – we just love books.)