Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Way to end my ref desk shift
At 8:58 last night, when I was just about to close up the reference desk for the night after dealing with a particularly imbecilic stream of students that had somehow been admitted to college without having ever used a library catalog, I got this phone call.
Me: Reference desk.
Girl: Hi, I have a question.
Me: Go ahead.
Girl: Do you have the book Nine Lives?
Me: Let me see.....Yeah, we do.
Girl: Sweet! Can I come and get it?
Me: Let's see.....oops, it looks like our copy is missing. But if you want, you can get it from a different library via interlibrary loan. It looks like nine other schools have it.
Girl: Can I do it from home?
Me: Yeah, just go to the catalog, search for the book, and when it tells you it's missing, it'll say "Click here to search the I-Share catalog." Just do that and then click on "Request" and put in your social security number.
Girl: That is so hot! (then to a friend on her end) Tracy, did you know you could get books from other schools?
Me: Okay, well, you have a good night.
Girl: Wait, I have another question.
Me: Go ahead.
Girl: How many books can I check out at one time?
Me: As many as you want.
Girl: Are you frickin serious!?
Me: I am indeed frickin serious. You just have to be able to carry them out the door yourself.
Girl: Ha ha! Tracy, she says you just have to carry them yourself! This library is awesome. Thank you so much.
Me: Good night.
Me: Reference desk.
Girl: Hi, I have a question.
Me: Go ahead.
Girl: Do you have the book Nine Lives?
Me: Let me see.....Yeah, we do.
Girl: Sweet! Can I come and get it?
Me: Let's see.....oops, it looks like our copy is missing. But if you want, you can get it from a different library via interlibrary loan. It looks like nine other schools have it.
Girl: Can I do it from home?
Me: Yeah, just go to the catalog, search for the book, and when it tells you it's missing, it'll say "Click here to search the I-Share catalog." Just do that and then click on "Request" and put in your social security number.
Girl: That is so hot! (then to a friend on her end) Tracy, did you know you could get books from other schools?
Me: Okay, well, you have a good night.
Girl: Wait, I have another question.
Me: Go ahead.
Girl: How many books can I check out at one time?
Me: As many as you want.
Girl: Are you frickin serious!?
Me: I am indeed frickin serious. You just have to be able to carry them out the door yourself.
Girl: Ha ha! Tracy, she says you just have to carry them yourself! This library is awesome. Thank you so much.
Me: Good night.
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Could be worse, she could have been chewing you out (or whatever the correct phrase is) asking you why you can't find her book. Stupid, but at least pleasant.
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: 3/30/2006 10:02 PM
: 3/30/2006 10:02 PM
I didn't think she was stupid. I thought she was awesome. Grateful, enthusiastic patrons are my fave.
my mistake. i suppose i just assume (and we know, we know) that you post the people who drive you crazy. But at some level, she didn't knowledgeable, let's say.
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by : 4/01/2006 10:03 AM
: 4/01/2006 10:03 AM
(sigh) neither do I, skipping words like that. Place whatever word you deem fits in between "didn't" and "knowledgeable"
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