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# Larkin, work and libraries
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/larkin-work-and-libraries/
- Published: 2009-04-23T12:34:44.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:15:43.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Books

Philip Larkin on being a librarian ….

> “I hate work. Libraries are a quite pleasant way of earning a living. Dismal prospects though! Jobs connected with books like publishing are not good for creative writing. That’s why libraries, all technical and administration, are so good.” \[[Larkin’s first interview John Shakespeare TLS](https://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts%5Fand%5Fentertainment/the%5Ftls/article6013896.ece?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

I have [written](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/001546.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) about Larkin and libraries before.