Like, TOTALLY, you know?

Sep 06, 2008 16:35

Some things about my job never cease to amaze me.  Well, one big thing, that gets broken down into various versions.  That big thing is how CLUELESS some patrons are ( Read more... )

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mordere September 6 2008, 22:17:48 UTC
I just had a mental image of someone with a blank, stupid look on his face running into a window and going "BUT WHERE ARE THE BOOKS?!"

Edit: Also, you may interested in customers_suck. Although I don't know if library patrons count as customers?

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squirrelover September 6 2008, 23:54:38 UTC
Heh...sometimes, I wouldn't be surprised if that exact thing happened. *eyeroll*

Ha...there is actually a group called libpatronssuck, lol!

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squirrelover September 7 2008, 21:30:23 UTC
Yeah, riiiiight. We'll just sell you anything you like, and then spend all the extra money and time processing in a new copy. No problem! *eyeroll*

I've had some dumb teachers, too...we had an exhibit about Nazi bookburnings a while ago, and we had a teacher who expected us to have clipboards for her students to write on...and when we didn't, she asked if they could just use books to write against! Uh, NO.

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squirrelover September 7 2008, 21:30:48 UTC
I like that trapdoor idea!!!!!

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cryduchat September 8 2008, 20:10:37 UTC
Thanks for sharing about the Millar book. It's nice to meet people who will stand up for their opinion about a book without being abusive (ie; you LIKED that swill you brainless twat?!).

I too heart squirrels and am disgustingly happy with my bf. I friend you for awesomeness.

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squirrelover September 8 2008, 20:40:47 UTC
Hey, I would never denigrate someone for liking a book I didn't! I'm a librarian, and more specifically, a Readers' Advisor. I live by two codes: 1) "Never apologize for your reading tastes," and 2) "To every book a reader and to every reader a book."

I friend you back for not taking offense at my honest but personal assessment of a book you enjoyed!

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