why is it that i never really know what i'm doing?

i went to school. got the 27k in debt to prove it. they taught me all kindsa nifty stuff.

and yet, what do i do when an 8 year old pees on the floor in a stream from the self checks to the kids computers? (and just how big is an 8 year old's bladder anyway?) what do i do when a man with garlic and steak breath professes his undying love to me. again. for the 3rd time today.

this is a chronicle of what i did, when the crazy happened. which, in a public library is much more often than you'd think. and which, they also don't teach you about in liberry skool.

oh, and there's also a book review or two.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

longer longer days...the summer is almost over

so, i know it is only day 3 of this week, but it feels like day elevendy.


one of my 4 year old storytime kids came in while i was at the reference desk. i see her and go: why hello ashley! i hope you are having a terrific day! are you checking out some great books?

she looked at me, all serious, bug eyed and goes: what are you doing out here?

i guess she couldn't figure out why i would need to be outside of the story room

space issues dude who also thinks i'm racist (we're the same race) and sexist has come back. he studiously avoids me but seems to feel like he owns the entire liberry again. i think it is REALLY funny that he minds so much when other people get within 3 feet of him but when he's yelling at them about it, he's right in their face. sheesh, people. i've noticed that he's stopped showering, i'm wondering if its a defense mechanism to keep people out of his abnormally large personal space bubble. if it is, it is REALLY working.

a co-worker came in and wanted to know if we should call hazmat over a bunch of glass in the parkinglot. we looked, it was a beer bottle. most of which was still stuck to the lable. we got a broom and dustpan an a librarian and dealt with it. no one died. master's degree to the rescue.

now, if i can just keep enougn of the juices flowing at the end my 16 hour day to say hello to ashley in the right place tonight during storytime

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