Snapshot of a Future Male Librarian
August 8th, 2013 Brian HerzogI saw this photo and immediately though, "hey, that's what it's like to be a male librarian":
Of course it's not entirely true - I always see other guys at library conferences and things (especially tech-oriented library conferences). And I know I enjoy my job as much as any princess with a balloon. But it is not at all uncommon for me to go to meetings with reference librarians in the region and be the only guy in the room.
In fact, I thought that would be a good title for my memoirs: The Only Guy in the Room.
For a bit more on librarian gender stereotypes, check out Mr. Library Dude's post on Image, Public Perception, and Lego Librarians. The whole thing is funny, but the male fashion choices minifig especially made me laugh. However, I'm still unrepresented there: I don't drink coffee.