I've volunteered in a library before, but never actually worked in one. When I was 11, the only way to get extra tickets was to volunteer in the school library, so that's what my breaktimes were. And for Year 10 work experience I went to the Schools Library Service. It was excellent. I got to go in the book mobile, select books for schools, sticker a school library with dewey decimal stickers and best of all, hide in the rolling stacks and read.

I was 22 before I had a job that didn't involve books - after five that did in some way.