Last Friday: Dude with no sense of personal space was pressed right up against my back as I showed him how to use the photocopier.
Saturday: Coworker's purse gets stolen right before closing.
Sunday: Drinky the Drunk Guy
Monday: Large amount of teens back in YA completely incapable of understanding the fucking notion to keep their damn mouths shut ( Read more... )

Previous entry of general librarian rage was written during my break. This encounter happened immediately after I got back from my break ( Read more... )

AAAAGH ( Read more... )

So not actually watching Order of the Phoenix, too crowded. Sitting outside at the children's service desk ( Read more... )

For the most part, I'd say it was a really nice day at work. It wasn't busy at any of the desks for the most part, usually check-out, reference, and service desk are swamped. And although there were a lot of people in, they were all at computers, or sitting at study tables with their laptops, reading, doing work. It was a library being used well, ( Read more... )

Oh Sundays. Worst days of work. Thank goodness, it's only once a month ( Read more... )

This is all from Saturday morning.

If You Have Not Used a Particular Piece of Machinery in Years or Ever, Don't Argue With the Person Who's Been Working with One For Six Yearsan older woman comes in looking for...oh I don't remember what. Reference was helping her out most, I just help with the microfilm machines. So she came up to ask for help. I ( Read more... )

"Do you have Hamlet?"

I believe that alone is poignent enough, but let me transcribe the rest of the exchange:

ME (raised eyebrows I'm sure): Yes, we have LOTS of Hamlet.

HER: Yeah, well, I need the playME (eyebrows approaching hairline): We have LOTS of those ( Read more... )

a young woman just came in and asked if the lights could be dimmed because she has sensitive eyes ( Read more... )