Enthusiastic Librarian

Enthusiastic Librarian

(This scene takes place inside a school library. Where we find

a student approaching the desk of the librarian, who is reading a book intently.)

Excuse me

..........

(Clears throat)

 Umm excuse me Mrs. Jackson?

....................

EXCUSE ME!

(Mrs. Jackson stops reading.)

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Don’t you know you are in a Library!

Umm... yeah...

For Pete’s sake

I’m sorry, but I was wondering …

What? Why be quiet you ask?

Wait, but I didn’t…

Well let me tell you why you must be quiet

In this beautiful sanctuary I like to call a Library

But…

SHHHHHHHH

Can you hear them?

Hear who?

The Books of course!

The books?

Yes the Books!

Can’t you hear them whisper?

Umm…

Books whisper the words off their pages into our ears

They are calling us to them

Some books whisper louder than others

Some are so quiet that you must listen very carefully

To be able to hear them

They want us to come and find them you know

To search and find the exact book or books that are calling to us

Mrs. Jack…

Books speak to us you know

They have so many great and incredible things to tell us

Millions of stories within them just dying to be told

And think of all the lessons that have yet to be learned

All the knowledge waiting to be grasped

And it’s all within in the pages of these books you see here

…………

We keep books in this quiet place called a Library

So we can hear them

So we can search for them

Find them

Take them

And finally…love them

Umm sorry, but Mrs. Jackson….

Of course you can only love them for two weeks

Or else you will be fined

For withholding my books for so long!

Unless you renew them of course

Then you can love them for two more weeks!

But surely by then you will have finished the book

sigh……..

People now a days take so long 

in reading a simple book

Did you know that I can finish a book 

in exactly one day

if I put my mind to it?

and…

MRS. JACKSON!

For heaven’s sake!

Does the word quiet mean nothing to you?

But Mrs. Jackson

I need you to do something for me.

Well why did you not you say so!

Which book has been whispering into your ears this fine day?

Hmmm?

Just tell me and I can guarantee

I will find it in a synch

Come on out with it!

No that’s ok

I was just wondering…

Yes?

Can I check out my book now?

I’m kinda late for class.

O…umm…of course you can.. ha ha

How silly of me.

I get on these tangents quite often you know

 I just get excited about the books within this Library

(Checks out book and hands it over)

Thanks.

You’re welcome

And remember... listen carefully

You never know what you might hear

from that book of yours

Umm… ok

You take care of yourself Mrs. Jackson.

(walks away)

Sigh….

Now where was I?

( Continues reading)

By Channing Jackson: Book Enthusiast and future Librarian. 

"Helping others one book at a time."-CJ