DAY 11: All We Do Is Scan

Even when I was thinking of what to write for today’s entry, I was already expecting this sort of problem to arise. Today was uneventful. There, I said it. Don’t get me wrong, it was still productive because I was able to accomplish a lot but it was the same steps over and over. Nevermind, I will still try to tell an interesting story of what happened today even if it is repetitive. 

JUNE 30, 2017 - FRIDAY

Yes! Final day of the week and of the month, if I may add. It would already be July the next time I come through these doors. I immediately headed to the computers to turn it on, set up my things and begin scanning. Doing the same steps over and over again can get boring, I would flip a page, press it down the machine, verify if it is readable and then scan it. Imagine doing these steps a thousand more times and you would feel what I am feeling at that moment. It wasn’t hard or anything, it was just getting boring. 

Making Sure Things Are Alright

I did manage to find ways to entertain myself, I would sometimes hum or sing softly but most of the times I kept quiet. Two hours before lunch, I was able to finish the book I was given yesterday to digitize. I set aside because there is another one to scan. Back to the same routine! Coming into lunchtime, I wasn’t able to finish this book and I would just finish it after my break. 

After lunchtime, I resumed with scanning the last book I had on me. By the middle of my afternoon shift, I was able to finish it and went to ask for more books to scan. It wasn’t really hard, you just needed to find ways to have fun while doing it although fixing the faulty scanner could also make the experience a bit better. By the end of the day, I was halfway through my second workload and had committed twelve hours to digitization. 

It's Starting To Hurt My Eyes

This entry is probably my shortest entry yet and that is because I did not have a lot of memorable experiences to go through but I promise I will continue to write anything interesting that have happened right here. 

Let’s just say that I’m excited to go through the other sections right now. 

- Sam, That New Librarian