Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 65.

Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.

What Should I Read Next? We don't get bossy on the show. What we will do here is give you

the information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things books in

reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest. Today's guest is Grayland Porter,

a world lit major with a master's in modern and contemporary literature,

turned children's librarian who was expecting a new addition to her family very, very soon.

Hence, it's a baby. Grayland shares a peek behind the librarian curtain with us,

sharing the struggles of keeping a children's section stocked, and what she will miss most about

the library when she leaves her position later this year. We talk about our favorite genres,

like the genre Grayland's book club knows they can always count on her to read first,

consistency in reading, and trying to get more nonfiction in our reading lives.

Let's get to it. Grayland, welcome to the show.

Hi, thank you so much for having me. Oh, it is my pleasure. Thanks so much for coming on.

Now, you are right across the river from me in Indiana, and are you currently working as

librarian or is that your past life now? I am. I have three weeks left before I leave.

Oh my gosh. Okay, you're pregnant with baby number one, right? Yes. What's going to be

February? Well, in four weeks from now, February 20th. So yeah, yeah, big, big change for me.

Are you pleased? Yeah, are you going back to librarian? What's the purpose?

I am not. I'm leaving for good. So it's it's bittersweet for sure. I'm very sad. I love it so much.

As you look wistfully back on your librarian days, can you tell us like I've never been a

librarian. I'm fascinated by the whole field. How did you get into that? And what does your day-to-day

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