I was sitting behind the desk, reading a work email. A patron comes to the desk and asks:
Patron: Hi, do you work here?
Me: Yes (screaming in my head: Of course! I am sitting behind the desk!)
Patron: Where are the card catalogs?
Me: Uh! We don't use those anymore.
Patron: Where do I search for books then?
Me: I will show you how to use our online catalog.
Patron: Alright! (sigh).
But still a sport and comes with me to the computer and spends 15 minutes finding his way around. I thought that was nice.
It was about time I changed this part of my blog as I can no longer claim to be the fresh student looking for a job. I will post information that has to do with librarianship, dealing with patrons, dealing with co-workers, my research interests and other issues in the library, including things I was afraid to ask, information I wanted to know and much more.....
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Do I need a card?
Patron: Do I need a library card to take stuff out of the library?
Me: Yes.
Patron: It's probably a dumb question eh?
Me: No. Not at all.
Patron: I can't believe I have to sign up for a card. Can I take it just once without a card?
Me: No. You cannot.
Patron: Urgh....
Me: Yes.
Patron: It's probably a dumb question eh?
Me: No. Not at all.
Patron: I can't believe I have to sign up for a card. Can I take it just once without a card?
Me: No. You cannot.
Patron: Urgh....