Man-- Hi, I'm on Craigslist now and it is asking for an email address. I don't have one. Does the library have a public service email that I can use?
Sorry sir, it's not a service we provide.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Post-it note on a return
"All the pages are there -- but the spine's about to give up the ghost. Library hospital?"
Sunday, May 12, 2013
INFORMATION desk jobs -- detective
Man looks at INFORMATION sign over the desk and asks "Are you the detective here?"
How can I help you?
I'm looking for this book called Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason.
I wasn't a very helpful detective because I thought the book would be under the I's, but I finally found it under the A's. Next time I'll know!
How can I help you?
I'm looking for this book called Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason.
I wasn't a very helpful detective because I thought the book would be under the I's, but I finally found it under the A's. Next time I'll know!
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Pancake Breakfast
Grumpy Man -- Do you know what time the pancake breakfast is in City D (about 20 miles away)?
Me -- Do you have any more information? Like, who is sponsoring it, what day is it?
GM -- No, that is why I am asking you!
Me -- So, could it be this week or this month?
GM -- I have no idea. I guess I'll have to wait till I go to City D tomorrow.
Me -- Do you have any more information? Like, who is sponsoring it, what day is it?
GM -- No, that is why I am asking you!
Me -- So, could it be this week or this month?
GM -- I have no idea. I guess I'll have to wait till I go to City D tomorrow.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Location is the key
Woman -- I'm trying to think of the name of a city east of here. It starts with an S.
Me -- Is the city in County Y?
W -- Yes, east of here. Very east. In County Y. I just can't think of it!
So I name off a couple cities that came to my mind, but they weren't what she was thinking.
Finally, I mentioned the name of the city that we are in, and she can't believe it-- we are actually IN City S in County Y. Unbelievable.
Me -- Is the city in County Y?
W -- Yes, east of here. Very east. In County Y. I just can't think of it!
So I name off a couple cities that came to my mind, but they weren't what she was thinking.
Finally, I mentioned the name of the city that we are in, and she can't believe it-- we are actually IN City S in County Y. Unbelievable.
Job description
Woman looks at the INFORMATION sign at the desk and asks -- do you do regular work?
Me -- How can I help you?
Woman -- This CDB was on hold for me but I don't want to check it out. Can I give it to you?
Me -- Absolutely!
Me -- How can I help you?
Woman -- This CDB was on hold for me but I don't want to check it out. Can I give it to you?
Me -- Absolutely!
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Saturday AM
Clear holds.
Replacement card and reset pin
Where is my group meeting?
Can I get some headphones?
Offline computer
Where can I pay a $1.50 fine
Is there a charge for DVDs?
where can I pay my $20.00 fine
Mapquest
What does "in transit" mean?
Can I have a paper clip?
My dollar bill is stuck in the copy machine
I have a card with the city, does it work here?
Headphones?
How to save my document on a flash drive? (& gives me a high 5).
Book won't check out
Can I bring coffee into the liberry? (Um, you just did).
NCIS, season 10 & 11? Sorry, we only have up to season 9. Your job is hilarious, it could be an SNL skit!
My mouse is "sticky," can you fix it?
I don't speak "computer."
To Kill a Mockingbird. I assumed he meant the book, so after I found it he said "oh, I mean the movie."
Can I use your phone to call a cab?
I give the customer a new card and ask if I can help her find anything. She said, "no, I'm like a kid at a candy store at the moment."
And finally, the volunteer who has built her kingdom in the juv area argues with my colleagues about how the books are displayed. (Really, it is the same argument every week). They tell her that she does not have the authority to change it. Glad I didn't have to be in on the argument today!
Replacement card and reset pin
Where is my group meeting?
Can I get some headphones?
Offline computer
Where can I pay a $1.50 fine
Is there a charge for DVDs?
where can I pay my $20.00 fine
Mapquest
What does "in transit" mean?
Can I have a paper clip?
My dollar bill is stuck in the copy machine
I have a card with the city, does it work here?
Headphones?
How to save my document on a flash drive? (& gives me a high 5).
Book won't check out
Can I bring coffee into the liberry? (Um, you just did).
NCIS, season 10 & 11? Sorry, we only have up to season 9. Your job is hilarious, it could be an SNL skit!
My mouse is "sticky," can you fix it?
I don't speak "computer."
To Kill a Mockingbird. I assumed he meant the book, so after I found it he said "oh, I mean the movie."
Can I use your phone to call a cab?
I give the customer a new card and ask if I can help her find anything. She said, "no, I'm like a kid at a candy store at the moment."
And finally, the volunteer who has built her kingdom in the juv area argues with my colleagues about how the books are displayed. (Really, it is the same argument every week). They tell her that she does not have the authority to change it. Glad I didn't have to be in on the argument today!
Friday, April 19, 2013
Car repair books
Hi, do you have a car repair book for the Nissan Xterra? If not, my car will just be an X!
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And we had a book for him!
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And we had a book for him!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Spell it out
The customer on the phone loved the was I spelled out a web address. I said it ends with "HTML." She couldn't understand me so I said
H as in hippo
T as in tiger
M as in monkey
L as in lion
My "audience" of people at the computers also got a laugh from that one!
Fruit fly guy
Today (Thursday) the fruit fly memory guy, call him FFM guy, told me that he likes this liberry because the staff is "nice, friendly, and knowledgable... Usually those three words aren't used together."
My colleague had to chase FFM guy to the parking lot around closing because he walked out with a DVD and headphones. He apologized and said he forgot (memory?) and didn't mean to take the materials.
My colleague had to chase FFM guy to the parking lot around closing because he walked out with a DVD and headphones. He apologized and said he forgot (memory?) and didn't mean to take the materials.
Memory like a fruit fly
On Tuesday night the last person out of the building was a man who called me a "genius" as he was leaving because I know this library like the back of my hand. (I didn't even help him at all).
On Wednesday he called me a genius again for no reason. Apparently he didn't remember me from Tuesday. He stated, I might have talked to you before, but I don't remember because I have a memory like a fruit fly, and they only live for a day!
On Wednesday he called me a genius again for no reason. Apparently he didn't remember me from Tuesday. He stated, I might have talked to you before, but I don't remember because I have a memory like a fruit fly, and they only live for a day!
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