Things I have done recently that are not in my job description

• wash lettuce
• choose upholstery fabric that no one can object to
• move chairs and tables
• repair chairs and tables
• find a stuffed rat
• escort a Big Red Dog to story time
• tell a member of the prison work crew how to get a library card
• debate the merits of various heads for a scarecrow
• act like a jumping bean
• care for a (deeply perturbed) box turtle for seven days
• arrange for the removal of a petrified lizard (no, I was not going to do it myself)
• carry a dragon through three states in twenty-four hours
• bake more cakes than you can shake a stick at
• make friends with local clergy, unreconstructed rednecks, fourteen-year-olds, and convicted felons
• bully someone into cutting an access door to a crawl space, supporting a library policy, and finishing electrical work that should have been done twenty years ago
• learn about manga, wikis, yeast-free recipes, teen psychology, the Fourth Circuit Court, feral cats, storytelling techniques, county government, and how to spend $2500 on DVDs in forty-five minutes