Comments | vilajunkie: SHH! You're in the library!

vilajunkie

SHH! You're in the library!

Apr 28, 2009 22:35

I totally should have written this post earlier, but whatever. Anyway, today I went to the nearby public library. I did some note-taking on mythical monsters, but before that I spent some time on the computer. A guy sitting on the opposite side of the (small) room from me kept swearing up a storm, continuously spewing BULLSHITs, FUCKs, FUCKIN' ( Read more... )

pissed off, library

Comments 8

ozma914 April 29 2009, 07:28:21 UTC

I'm with you -- take the noise outside, people.

lucretiasheart April 29 2009, 15:21:43 UTC

At my college, they solved that problem back in the early 90s by building windows made of soundproof glass so that you could be in the library talking or on the computer, but not bug the shit out of everyone else.

vilajunkie April 29 2009, 16:02:11 UTC

Well, see, the problem is that the public library's study rooms have glass windows, but they're not soundproof. So it kinda defeats the purpose of having separate rooms at all. However, the computer room is better designed; I can't here the clicking and typing away from outside the room and the room is off to one side of the library and the desks, reading/coffee room, and study rooms are on the other. At times like these I wish I had an icon of the Flanders kids saying "Ow! My freakin' ears!"

georgeodowd April 30 2009, 21:29:25 UTC

As someone who's sensitive to both noise and gratuitous vulgar language, I think I would be very annoyed as well. Maybe this is why I don't frequent libraries as much anymore :(

vilajunkie April 30 2009, 23:54:30 UTC

Well, it's not that bad very often at the public city library. Besides, I go in the morning or early afternoon, before all the teenyboppers get out of school and head to the library to hang out (what a strange concept). It was the community college library that was hysteria on wheels. Not to mention that at the school library you had to stand in line to use the computers because so many people wanted to check MySpace and there was only one (for-profit) printer. I liked the college I first attended, where each dorm had its set of computers and printer and the printer was *gasp!* free as long as you added your own paper. Not to mention the dorm computers were only sacred, longed-for territory during finals week.

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vilajunkie May 2 2009, 03:12:11 UTC

Oh, it will be easy. Just feed the librarians some bananas. They will get the job done.

See: The Librarian ("Ook!" "Don't call him a monk--aaaaggghhh!!!!") from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series

uberta March 15 2010, 03:25:05 UTC

I curse a lot when the mood strikes me, but not where people that may be offended can hear me. What a douche.

Be glad, at least, that your library is not like a creepy library I know that was moved into a mall and made creepy. They are ridiculously strict with the rules there, so no one stays in the library and uses it any more. They constantly check purses to make sure no one has stolen books and if your kids make noise at all, you're out!

vilajunkie March 15 2010, 03:34:44 UTC

One of the libraries I frequent has metal detectors (with I assume some kind of detector for book IDs added) at the entrances, and the downtown Chicago library (which I'd like to join) has a security guard checking bags for stolen books and checks your receipt to make sure all of your books are in order. Creepy...

(Pssst...No need to reply to my old entries. I'll evenetually get around to writing new ones. Just haven't thought of anything to write about. ^_^)