tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post4041419946652803548..comments2017-03-28T19:15:40.410-05:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Questions, StupidJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-77737940115903435522013-01-24T12:20:58.622-06:002013-01-24T12:20:58.622-06:00College Librarian: I kid you not, this has been as...College Librarian:<br />I kid you not, this has been asked over and over agian.<br /><br />Patron on phone: I&#39;m at the back of the library, how do I get to the front?<br /><br />Explination -- There is only one enterence to the library and it is facing the academic buildings. The cafateria however, is behind the library. Students were leaving the cafateria and walking up to the building andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-45503984589681242592012-04-27T09:32:11.276-05:002012-04-27T09:32:11.276-05:00Anonymous says: I need proof the cotton we wear gr...Anonymous says: I need proof the cotton we wear grows on cottonwood trees.<br /><br />Librarian: It doesn&#39;t, it grows on an annual plant.<br /><br />Anonymous says: NO! No! You are wrong!<br /><br />Librarian: Nope, sorry. I&#39;ve helped my dad plant it, then picked it! And, anyway, World Book agrees with me.<br /><br />Anonymous says: NO! and hangs up.Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374913200513298908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-72290017883688128972012-03-02T06:43:30.398-06:002012-03-02T06:43:30.398-06:00While standing near the top of the stairs that lea...While standing near the top of the stairs that lead to the front door of our 2 story library: &quot;How do I get out of here?&quot;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-27614710675907442022010-12-16T10:44:53.940-06:002010-12-16T10:44:53.940-06:00Once, as a patron, I stood behind a man in line at...Once, as a patron, I stood behind a man in line at the Circulation desk who was trying to pay his gas bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-41090440460842847502010-10-30T10:46:18.457-05:002010-10-30T10:46:18.457-05:00A patron was attempting to scan a book by holding ...A patron was attempting to scan a book by holding it right up against the scanner (it works only when you hold it a little further away). I told the patron, &quot;a little further away&quot;. And as God is my witness the lady took a step back holding the book in exactly the same position.<br /><br />What in the hell do you help idiots, it is so insulting to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-78124256223571645132010-03-12T14:32:53.954-06:002010-03-12T14:32:53.954-06:00&quot;Do you have the movie Motley Crue and the Ho...&quot;Do you have the movie Motley Crue and the Holy Grail?&quot;<br /><br /><br />&quot;What is the dating capitol of the galaxy?&quot; No need to look that one up, I just told the patron &quot;Earth&quot; and he happily left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-74628623852168475662010-03-02T17:17:36.210-06:002010-03-02T17:17:36.210-06:00Student (said while chewing gum and talking on a c...Student (said while chewing gum and talking on a cell phone about a shopping trip and some cute shoes and a new boyfriend ...): I need some information about Shakespeare.<br /><br />Librarian: Okay. What sort of information are you looking for? Do you need info about him, or his works?<br /><br />Student: Huh? <br /><br />Librarian: Well, there are lots of books and articles about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-64110728160169716092010-02-24T22:20:47.937-06:002010-02-24T22:20:47.937-06:00Woman comes bustling in, carrying five books rubbe...Woman comes bustling in, carrying five books rubber-banded together. Stares at me for a moment, then says, &quot;Where do I put these?&quot; <br /><br />I reply, &quot;There&#39;s a book drop in the hallway, just outside the door. It&#39;ll be on your left.&quot;<br /><br />She scowls, turns around, and disappears into the hallway for a few seconds.<br /><br />Then she comes back and thrusts the nainahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12070923452231455820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-74909424242386956452010-02-24T14:21:19.149-06:002010-02-24T14:21:19.149-06:00I had a woman ask if I could prove her friend used...I had a woman ask if I could prove her friend used to work at a liquor store in the 70s because she refuses to admit she did, but this woman KNOWS she did. Um, no.AmyAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-59956079964963459442010-02-24T09:21:12.686-06:002010-02-24T09:21:12.686-06:00i used to work in a bookstore. one day a customer...i used to work in a bookstore. one day a customer asked me where the humor section was. as i was walking her back there, i asked if there was a specific book that she was looking for. she said, &quot;yes, the divine comedy&quot;.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-15923145327599838802010-02-17T17:02:29.191-06:002010-02-17T17:02:29.191-06:00Grown woman asked me which is real and which is ma...Grown woman asked me which is real and which is made up, fiction or nonfiction.The Scrivener Colliderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438984936360543473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-81356373710494381822010-02-16T18:00:45.004-06:002010-02-16T18:00:45.004-06:00Puts me in mind of &#39;Find Me A Dodo&#39; and Ot...Puts me in mind of &#39;Find Me A Dodo&#39; and Other Absurd Requests: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/find_me_a_photo_of_jesus_and_o.htmlMLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430643398706998726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-28191845193658113162010-02-16T14:53:27.794-06:002010-02-16T14:53:27.794-06:00&quot;What does nonfiction mean?&quot; I also wor...&quot;What does nonfiction mean?&quot;<br /><br />I also worked at a bookstore, where I was asked:<br /><br />&quot;Where is the nonfiction?&quot; <br />-Well, that&#39;s most of the store. What in particular are you looking for?<br />&quot;THE NONFICTION!&quot;<br />-Okaaaaay...<br /><br />&quot;I&#39;d like to check this out please?&quot; (Which isn&#39;t actually a question, but it was phrasedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-66104486543525522052010-02-11T17:14:19.657-06:002010-02-11T17:14:19.657-06:00Mother: My son has a report due tomorrow and he h...Mother: My son has a report due tomorrow and he has to read a biography about a viking.<br /><br />Me: Well, I know we have a good biography about Leif Ericson.<br /><br />Mother: No, I mean old vikings, not the football players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-85663679376264114852010-02-11T15:48:45.320-06:002010-02-11T15:48:45.320-06:00(i work reference in an archives) patron: i want ...(i work reference in an archives)<br /><br />patron: i want to look up my death certificate. can you help me find it?rice!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05935066171950479820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-32737050738209228932010-02-11T12:52:40.736-06:002010-02-11T12:52:40.736-06:00Patron: Do you have this book-&quot;Dis&#39; &#39;...Patron: Do you have this book-&quot;Dis&#39; &#39;Em Ivy&quot;<br />Me: &#39;Dis?&#39;-like disrespect?...ivy...like the plant?<br />Patron: Yeah.<br />Me: umm. Can you write that down for me?<br />Patron: Sure(writes)DSM-IVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-53452804652972843232010-02-11T08:41:36.409-06:002010-02-11T08:41:36.409-06:00Once a student told me &quot;I&#39;m doing a proje...Once a student told me &quot;I&#39;m doing a project on someone called--&quot; (here she checked her teacher&#39;s handout) &quot;Alberta Tar Sands.&quot; Which you must admit is an awesome name. <br /><br />Also once I was asked for a newspaper from about a month ago. I asked what date, and he said it didn&#39;t matter. It was for a current affairs project. When I suggested today&#39;s paper, I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-4904832317535649532010-02-09T10:37:31.909-06:002010-02-09T10:37:31.909-06:00I work reference at the Education branch library o...I work reference at the Education branch library on campus. I helped a very confused undergraduate and after I handed her the title she was looking for, she gave me a blank stare complete with this gem:<br /><br />&quot;So... can you, like... rent these or something?&quot;<br /><br /><br /><br />Yes... $5 a day... payable to me ;)Stacey Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801631494216748280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-46981573443583094142010-02-09T10:32:30.783-06:002010-02-09T10:32:30.783-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stacey Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801631494216748280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-71932255043209619602010-02-09T10:12:35.519-06:002010-02-09T10:12:35.519-06:00Maybe I ask the stupidest question myself: &quot;D...Maybe I ask the stupidest question myself: &quot;Did you read the instructions?&quot;Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972710363104867984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-2320499984583104402010-02-09T09:45:57.580-06:002010-02-09T09:45:57.580-06:00Back when I was a circ clerk, I worked at a librar...Back when I was a circ clerk, I worked at a library that had two bookdrops in the circ desk--one was labeled &quot;books&quot; and the other was labeled &quot;A/V,&quot; which I would have thought was perfectly clear. But I <i>could not</i> believe the number of times people would hold up a DVD and ask &quot;Which drop do I put this in?&quot; I always wanted to say, &quot;Well, is it a book?&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-74276253732439440292010-02-09T08:34:45.771-06:002010-02-09T08:34:45.771-06:00Two different libraries: 1. &quot;Is that all the...Two different libraries:<br /><br />1. &quot;Is that all the books you have?&quot; pointing to the reference room in a 4 story library. <br /><br />2. Reference call: &quot;Does spaghetti grow on tree?&quot; I figure it was a prank call until it turned out that the woman&#39;s boss at shown her a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_tree_hoax" rel="nofollow">video </a>on the internet Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299610611688148134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-85185107948465755232010-02-09T08:27:11.280-06:002010-02-09T08:27:11.280-06:00Male Patron: I need a passenger list on the other...Male Patron: I need a passenger list on the other boat that landed with the Mayflower in 1620.<br /><br />Young Female Librarian (who also has degrees in history): Well, the Speedwell was the name of the ship that set sail with the Mayflower in 1620, but the Speedwell leaked and couldn&#39;t make the trip. It returned to England. I can get you a passenger list of the Mayflower.<br /><br />MP:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-22993599174896122322010-02-08T20:34:06.193-06:002010-02-08T20:34:06.193-06:00&quot;I can&#39;t find any books here to read.&quo...&quot;I can&#39;t find any books here to read.&quot;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-54931484658320608062010-02-08T19:16:12.760-06:002010-02-08T19:16:12.760-06:00&quot;Could you please write that down in English?...&quot;Could you please write that down in English? I don&#39;t speak cursive.&quot;The Comma Hander-Outer Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05705012374874286602noreply@blogger.com
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