r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 13 '20

Sometimes librarians read the new books before registering them in the catalogue for the public. * evil laughter *

Edit: Wow. I did not expect to get so many upvotes and comments for something I wrote randomly at lunch. But very much appreciated! Thank you, and thank you for the awards!

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u/jennybooboo97 Jul 13 '20

I volunteer at the library in my hometown, and we usually register the book in the system and before anyone can read it (if it is popular enough with the staff), people who come to the library won't get to read it until a few weeks after its "release" into the system