Posted in Library, tagged asshats, librarian, Library, reference desk on July 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Because I wanted to slap some people today.
A nice, solid smack upside the head.
#1: A guy walks up to the Reference Desk (no, this is not the start of a joke…if only it was, people…if only it was… 
and asks about a certain movie. He wants to watch Putney Swope. As I am looking it [...]
Posted in Library, tagged boy wonder, librarian, Library, wow on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(You just KNOW Freud would have had a field day with this illustration!)
I had two very different conversations with two kids this week at the library. They went a little like this:
Conversation #1:
After a program, I am looking at some children’s books we had set out with a boy in 4th grade. He is [...]
Posted in Library, Uncategorized, tagged librarian, Library, reference desk, young and nasty on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(…unless you are Ewan McGregor, Joaquin Phoenix or Viggo Mortensen…then, by all means, give us some luv darling!)
Ran across one of the funniest videos celebrating National Library Week called “Reference Desk.”
Yes, these questions all sound familiar! I think this guy comes in twice a week at our branch…
Check out all the others here: http://alfocus.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc
Posted in Library, tagged librarian, Library, stupid on April 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
(royalty-free stock image but visit www.fromoldbooks.org anyway, OK?)
So, I am three months into the whole librarian gig and not a fresh-faced kid anymore (can you really be fresh at 39, anyway?). I still like it but I can, indeed, see why some people get burned out.
While I knew there would be weirdos, as I have [...]
Posted in Daily Life, Library, tagged librarian, Library, training on January 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
(This bizarre and totally irrelevant image brought to you courtesy of www.fromoldbooks.org I’m guessing they send you a box to stand on
I feel a bit stunted. I’ve been going through librarian basic training this week (”Enter those books, maggot!” so I have been neglecting the blog. In fact, I am really too tired to [...]
Posted in Daily Life, Library, tagged librarian, new job, yea me on December 24, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Yes, as an early Christmas present to me, I have accepted a new position as a librarian! Wahoo!
It all happened pretty fast…only took 5 days from the interview to the offer. Although, longtime readers will recall that I have previously interviewed with this system (and am gearing up for more education here). They called up [...]
