Take This Job and Shove It…Or Not.

These past few days have been a doozy for this Library Guy.  On Monday, I received a job offer for a position that I had interviewed for in early November.  It’s far from being my dream job, but it is in an academic library, which I have decided is where I belong.  However, after much [...]

Shame on You, NYPL

Let me just add my voice to the other blogispherians who are booing the New York Public Library this week. In case you hadn’t heard, the top execs at the NYPL are making six-figure salaries…pretty significant ones, at that. In fact, the library’s president makes over $400, 000 a year. This [...]

Children: A Diatribe

Let it be declared that children shall hereby be banished from the public library. No longer will library staff and patrons (but mostly library staff) be subjected to the endless whining and screaming that would terrify even the most seasoned of banshees. Bearing witness to howling little brats who pitch a fit for [...]

“I See the S…Where’s the T?!”

So, today, two of my “favorite” patrons came by the PL. Let’s call them Drunk and Disorderly. Drunk and Disorderly are a couple who have recently started coming to our library. Everytime they come by, they’re both drunk. (This may have something to do with the fact that we share [...]

Help Me to Help You

Today at the PL (Public Library), I had a patron who was really trying to wear me down. Well, maybe she wasn’t TRYING exactly…but she was succeeding nonetheless. The problem that I had with this particular patron is one that I have encountered with other patrons before…but only since I began my misadventures [...]

Turkeys Invade Local Library…News at 10

The highlight of Library Guy’s day today?  Well, have a look for yourself:
Yes, folks, that’s right.  Today, we had turkeys at the library.  When I arrived at work, I was informed that the pair above had been spotted earlier.  I must confess that I wasn’t particularly excited.  After all, I grew up in a farm-like [...]

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t I?

Well, looks like I’ve gone and done it. I have finally started my first official blog as a librarian. How I managed to go for nearly 3 years as a professional librarian without a blog is anybody’s guess. I’m surprised that I haven’t been kicked out of LibraryLand for the offense.
So, what exactly am I [...]