Shelf Life (2003)

Some of you probably are already aware of the fact that I work in a library, and some of you may even know that I've worked there since I was a sophomore in high school. Maybe I applied because I knew they would hire me, or maybe I applied simply because I love books, and have always loved books. My mother became a librarian at the school she works at a few years ago, and also began working part time at the library where I work. She has also always been very "pro-literacy." For gifts she always buys people books, and I can still remember her reading to me and my sister at bedtime, and...