Honey Lust: Open Book

The city public library is my home away from home because books are my favorite way to escape reality. It warms my heart to see people losing themselves in a book or checking out several books at once. My name is Evonne Simmons, I’m 32, a newly hired librarian who’s also an at-home bibliophile. I’ve been working at the city public library for over a year after the head librarian had to retire because of health reasons, all that aside, I love my job! I’m the youngest librarian in the public library, plus it helps that my glasses are not on a chain. I wear my curly hair down to my shoulders, my clothes are in bright colors, and I wear makeup. I do my best to ensure everybody’s visit to the public library is pleasant; aside from making sure other readers don’t get disturbed by loud volumes, I encourage visitors to take book selfies and pics of their library hauls to share on social media. I also ensured that the library had an old-fashioned card catalog and stamper in ca...