I've been browsing a few Canadian job ads, just keeping my eyes open. There are some delightful places in need of librarians, such as North Battleford, Saskatchewan. I love this description of the city's rec center and swimming pool (and no, I'm not being sarcastic): "During select public swim times, we feature either of our 3 major watertoys: an inflatable octopus, seasnake, or the waterwalk! These features greatly enhance public swim sessions and are truly a blast for all ages!" This is clearly a facility that loves their users & I'm delighted by the image of an inflatable octopus.

On the other hand, there's this advertisement for a position as a children's librarian at the Toronto Public Library: "The work involves constant exposure to noise (public), dust and dirt (handling library materials), and contagious diseases (public). Library patrons can make unrealistic demands, and may be abusive." I'm not making this up! Doesn't sound like they like their patrons much at all!