My Unrequitted Love of Libraries

I still love the libraries of this city. I brought 23-month-old friend to the children's section. There were several people talking about writing and the writing process. That was exciting, but I didn't get involved.
Unfortunately, the conversation turned to hating on schoolteachers, e.g. "They only work six hours a day, nine months out of the year...so overpaid." which made me glad I wasn't in the conversation.

It was a little shocking because somehow I didn't expect teacher-bashing from a librarian, thinking that there was some camaraderie to the knowledge world that both occupations are part of.

I wonder if maybe she felt that librarians are equal to or higher up than teachers in that world and that she as a librarian should be paid more.

Either way, I won't be quick to tell her I'm a teacher.