Pictures books about The Byrds, Metallica, The Doors, The Beach Boys, and/or The Beatles.
Update (also overheard): He just called for the book that the movie How to Make an American Quilt was based on. Hint: Same title.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Mr. Subject report (firsthand)
Mr. Subject: Do you have any books about... um, Oregon?
Me: Sure, are you looking for the history of Oregon, or...?
Mr. Subject: I want a mystery.
Me: A mystery set in Oregon?
Mr. Subject: Yeah.
Solution: Multnomah County Library's list of novels set in Portland
Me: Sure, are you looking for the history of Oregon, or...?
Mr. Subject: I want a mystery.
Me: A mystery set in Oregon?
Mr. Subject: Yeah.
Solution: Multnomah County Library's list of novels set in Portland
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
How do I
Lady: I need to look up some stuff on the computer.
*We both glance at the sign that says COMPUTER SIGN-IN AT CHECKOUT DESK*
Me: You can do that at the checkout desk.
Lady: How do I do that?
(Turn 180 degrees, put one foot in front of the other, and walk to the checkout desk!)
Me: Just show them your library card, and they'll give you a computer pass.
Lady: Cool! *walks to circ desk*
*We both glance at the sign that says COMPUTER SIGN-IN AT CHECKOUT DESK*
Me: You can do that at the checkout desk.
Lady: How do I do that?
(Turn 180 degrees, put one foot in front of the other, and walk to the checkout desk!)
Me: Just show them your library card, and they'll give you a computer pass.
Lady: Cool! *walks to circ desk*
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Getting my attention
Do not hiss at me to get my attention. I do not speak Parseltongue.
Also, do not snap your fingers at me to get my attention. I am not a dog.
You may call me "miss," "ma'am," "librarian," "O Great Goddess of Information," or any other non-profanity. Just... please, if I'm going to make the effort to help you, I'd like you to make the effort to address me in a human language.
Also, do not snap your fingers at me to get my attention. I am not a dog.
You may call me "miss," "ma'am," "librarian," "O Great Goddess of Information," or any other non-profanity. Just... please, if I'm going to make the effort to help you, I'd like you to make the effort to address me in a human language.
Meet Mr. Subject
I should have started writing about this guy earlier. Mr. Subject is a nice guy, but he's a little "off." Sometimes he seems really bright, sometimes... not so much. I'm not sure what's up with him.
Anyway, the reason I call him Mr. Subject is that he comes in with the most random requests. I should have started writing them down immediately, but... I didn't.
Here are some things that I remember Mr. Subject asking me for in the past:
Picture books with tall ships
Pictures of black labs
History of submarines
Fiction about submarines
Beer can collecting
Pictures of classic sports cars
Science fiction with a shipwreck, preferably with pirates
A couple of days ago, he asked for a mystery with sailboats. Later that day he called and asked for a book on tennis, but couldn't be more specific. He wanted "Players... or courts or something. I dunno." I suggested an encyclopedia of tennis, and he liked that idea.
Overheard: Today he asked Belle for a mystery set in the Caribbean, and one set in Hawaii.
Anyway, the reason I call him Mr. Subject is that he comes in with the most random requests. I should have started writing them down immediately, but... I didn't.
Here are some things that I remember Mr. Subject asking me for in the past:
Picture books with tall ships
Pictures of black labs
History of submarines
Fiction about submarines
Beer can collecting
Pictures of classic sports cars
Science fiction with a shipwreck, preferably with pirates
A couple of days ago, he asked for a mystery with sailboats. Later that day he called and asked for a book on tennis, but couldn't be more specific. He wanted "Players... or courts or something. I dunno." I suggested an encyclopedia of tennis, and he liked that idea.
Overheard: Today he asked Belle for a mystery set in the Caribbean, and one set in Hawaii.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Souvenirs
Pop quiz, hotshots! (I love that movie.)
Due to space problems, children's program took place in the middle of the library this evening. Guess what the presenter handed out to all the kids as a prize for winning the grownup/kid competition!
a) Paperback books!
b) Craft materials to make sparkly paper butterflies!
c) Pretty high-quality bookmarks with this year's summer reading program theme!
d) Kazoos!
That's right, kids! If you guessed D, you win... I dunno, a kazoo. And a migraine.
In other news, I taught my second "Computers for N00bs" (not the actual title) class this evening. These n00bs were actually pretty good, fast learners. I was quite impressed that we got through the whole thing fifteen minutes ahead of time. (The class is an hour long, with an optional half-hour practice session.) Best of all, their evaluations of the class were actually comprehensible. Good job, n00bs! *hands out gold stars*
Due to space problems, children's program took place in the middle of the library this evening. Guess what the presenter handed out to all the kids as a prize for winning the grownup/kid competition!
a) Paperback books!
b) Craft materials to make sparkly paper butterflies!
c) Pretty high-quality bookmarks with this year's summer reading program theme!
d) Kazoos!
That's right, kids! If you guessed D, you win... I dunno, a kazoo. And a migraine.
In other news, I taught my second "Computers for N00bs" (not the actual title) class this evening. These n00bs were actually pretty good, fast learners. I was quite impressed that we got through the whole thing fifteen minutes ahead of time. (The class is an hour long, with an optional half-hour practice session.) Best of all, their evaluations of the class were actually comprehensible. Good job, n00bs! *hands out gold stars*
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