True Democracy

This afternoon the local pimp came in for videos, which I helped him find (not that it matters but he ended up getting two PBS-related series, so you shouldn't make judgments about patrons' tastes. But he also has gotten Good Times seasons 1 & 2 from other libraries so maybe you can). As he left the reference desk and headed towards the circulation desk, he passed two Mormon missionaries on their way to the computer lab.

Only in an American public library! Makes you want to wave Old Glory. Almost.

Size Matters

College Student: "I need Mengele & the Nazi Doctors".

Me (looking up title on OPAC): "I'm sorry that title isn't coming up."

College Student: "No, it's two different books".

Me (still looking up titles): "We have two biographies with the title Mengele; which author are you looking for?"

CS: "Oh, it doesn't matter. The instructor just said we should all read those two books".

(Nothing like light reading for entertainment, but we go back to the stacks to the 92's)

Me (handing books to her): "Here they are".

CS: "Oh--they're really big" (and no pictures) "But the print's not too small. I'll take this one".

And off she goes with a smile on her face. Nothing like the prospect of reading about Nazi medical experimentation to put a spring in one's step.

It could happen to you, too...

My shift isn't half over, but the event I am positive will stand out as today's highlight has already occurred:

*drumroll*

I had a disagreement over library policy with a brand-new cardholder, who happens to be the local pimp.

*trumpet fanfare*

/bow, exit stage left.