Old friends! When I moved to Edinburgh in 2000 I worked at the National Museum for a year as a cataloguer, I did really enjoy it but I knew I wanted to get back to working with the public again. A job came up in Edinburgh University Special Collections as the User Services Librarian. A few chums pointed it out to me but i thought I would have no chance, I had no background whatsoever in Special Collections or rare books.
Well blow me if I didnt go for the interview and get the job! The Librarian in charge at the time was Richard Ovenden.
This week Richard came back to Edinburgh (he is now Head of Bodelian Libraries) to give a talk on his book - Burning the books, a history of knowledge under attack. I was so excited to go and he remembered me! its been 16 years since we worked together but he came up at the start to say hello. I was so pleased, he was such a lovely manager and person, his book is so pertinent today. He had to dash off but i still managed to get my book signed 😊What was even nicer was that this was a reminder that i have had a career which is more than the last 3 years, that was nice.
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