At a performance art show featuring drag lip syncing, public exhibitionism, and ren faire cosplayers, I finally met Annie Jay. I’ve heard her name for years, working with and hosting a podcast with her roommate. But as soon as we started chatting, I knew we’d get along. A public librarian who’d been disillusioned with the entertainment industry, she was kind enough to agree to have our get-to-know-me conversation on the record, so I could share her story with you fine newsletter folks as well!

Read (or listen to) our conversation as we talk about leaving film & TV work, the challenges and misunderstandings of social services provided by public librarians, and the joys of programming for the younger generation of library patrons.

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