The Pin-Up Librarian

There have been many depictions of librarians in various media over the years, but I think artist Gil Elvgren is the only one to really capture the essense of our work and that certain special je ne sais qua of librarianess.

I mean, how many times has this happened to you: you're all dressed for work in your eyeglasses, bun, button-down dress, and bright red high heels, you get up on the ladder to shelve some books, and the next thing you know your skirt is pinned under a bookend and you're dropping MacKinlay Kantor novels on the floor and flashing your black thigh-high stockings to all of creation!

I tell you, it's days like that when I wonder why I didn't stick to teaching. Or maybe I should have given nursing a shot, especially since nurses and librarians seem to wear exactly the same dress and hose.