Being a volunteer at my local library is particularly relaxing.
Especially while in university afternoons where I don’t get a lot of teenagers coming into the library.
The best thing about working at the library is being able to get the first occasion to learn a newly released novel. The worst thing about working at the library is yelling at teenagers to be quiet. I don’t like to raise my voice but if I have to tell someone three or four times to quiet down, I will. Plus I don’t like being that stereoregular librarian who tells children to “shush.” Most of the time I’ll let the loud talking go, if there’s not a lot of people in the library. On one tepid Summer weekend, the library was particularly busy. Because of the big crowd, the library was beginning to feel really warm. I went to the programmable thermostat to lower the cooling system temperature but for some reason it wasn’t working. I called the Heating, Ventilation in addition to A/C provider that normally comes to our library and inspects our system. She checked the Heating, Ventilation in addition to A/C system and called to my attention that the seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) was low. This wasn’t a particularly fantastic thing because this meant that there was low energy efficiency. This also means that the library is wasting energy and paying more money to run the system than they should be. I called the supervisor and asked for her opinion because the professional requested that the A/C be updated. The supervisor agreed to go along with it, since the Heating, Ventilation in addition to A/C system was ancient.