Twenty-five years after stepping into a temporary library job for six weeks, Dannevirke's Carol Brown has retired.
"I was asked to fill in for a staff member who was going on a course in Wellington for six weeks and then I was asked to cover for maternity leave. Eventually a staff member left and I stayed on," Carol said.
"All my life, I'd only ever wanted to do two things, work with children and work in a library. I've achieved both dreams."
Carol retired from the Dannevirke Library last Friday and is now looking forward to even more books as she catches up with some favourite reading.
"I love books. You learn so much from reading," she said.