Lizzie the Librarian Reads Literature

Fun fact about me, I have seasonal depression (or whatever the official term is these days) and my biggest reading slumps happen in January and February. Instead of being excited about a new year of reading coming up or wanting to get cozy in my bed with a book, I spend endless hours doom scrolling on my phone and watching endless YouTube videos while I try to forget that it's dark outside and I can't walk out of my house without freezing to death. Nothing seems to hold my interest and often the thought of starting a new book with new characters exhausts me. But luckily, the Internet came up with the perfect solution years ago, fan fiction. Think about the possibilities! I'm scrolling on my phone anyways, so why not read while I'm doing it. If I'm reading works set in my favorite stories about my favorite characters then I don't have to spend the mental energy getting to know new people. Plus, there's a lovely little genre called reader-insert fiction where ...

Sometimes I get bored on my days off, especially in the winter. But instead of cleaning my house, I'm starting a blog - because that seemed like a good use of my time. Here's the thing, I'm an incredibly funny and interesting person, so in true Millennial/Gen Z fashion I thought that the world could benefit from my thoughts and opinions. However, my life is pretty boring the majority of the time and if I just wrote about that there would be nothing to say. I've never been very good at journaling anyway. But, I do read a lot and I thought that maybe instead of annoying everyone in my life with all my bookish thoughts - I could write them down here for any random individuals browsing the Internet. First things first, a little about me. I'm a librarian, which you would think means that I spend my days helping people find books. You'd be wrong. I spend the majority of my time teaching 50+ year olds how to use technology. If I have to explain the Cloud to one more pe...