So, we have a lighting problem in my branch of the PL. We’ve only been open a year now (exactly a year this coming Saturday…happy birthday to us) and our lights have never been quite right. This has something to do with the fact that the designer of the building decided to be all hip [...]
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My Library Endorses Torture
December 6, 2006A Wonderous Thank You
December 5, 2006I just had to help a patron convert a RTF (Rich Text Format) document to a Word document. As a thank you, he extended his closed fist towards me. Without missing a beat, I touched my closed fist to his – kinda like the Wonder Twins of the Justice League.
It was [...]
Children: A Diatribe
November 21, 2006Let 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?!”
November 18, 2006So, 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 [...]
