my trip to the library!! LOL

I had to ask HOW TO FIND A BOOK..
the assistant (Lord knows how she classes herself as an ASSISTANT!!..since she didn't assist)
sent me upstairs..by the time I got there, i forgot what number she said.......

sigh..
back DOWNSTAIRS..

SAME assistant...
back UPSTAIRS...

fine some book that may help (but it didn't)

be late to work :eek:

she needs shooting :eek: :mad:

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i hate the library, the librarians are so rude.

haha only tracey ay..
:P

the thing is in America, they have to have a master's degree to be a librarian, can you imagine that?? How hard is it to be a librarian?

ahhhh . . i *heart* the library! truly I do! :)

ive been to the library maybe twice in mi life...
sad ay?

I used to love the library before they decided that as non city-members we couldn't get a free card anymore. $80 now.

id love to go more but there wasnt a library in my town so i couldnt go. now i live in a bigger town/city, ive joined up and going to go.

$80????? They are free here, to encourage young people to read. For everyone..I cant beleive that, thas a lot of money ay?

ok ok I have to jump in. I happen to be a librarian. The work of a librarian and the importance of libraries in in the world (not just the U.S.) does not follow your stereotypical idea of "the librarian with the nasty attitude and her hair in a bun wearing sensible shoes that's hollywood .. people. Quite the opposite librarians these days have to be on top of the latest in cutting technology as far as computer software and the myriad of databases and print sources made available to the public, FOR FREE. Not all libraries require a masters degree in order to be hired. Our's does and I believe that because of that we can give a higher level of assistance to the public. There are people who come to the library for many different reasons. Students doing research, people who are in need of information for a medical problerm and are desperate for answers (can you say ADD, bipolar, depression??) I love my job and the people I work for (the public) And I can say that on our end we have more than our share of problem patrons that we have to deal with (Imagine that???)



the thing is in America, they have to have a master's degree to be a librarian, can you imagine that?? How hard is it to be a librarian?

id love to go more but there wasnt a library in my town so i couldnt go. now i live in a bigger town/city, ive joined up and going to go.

$80????? They are free here, to encourage young people to read. For everyone..I cant beleive that, thas a lot of money ay?Yeah, I know. We don't pay the town's taxes though because we technechally live just outside of it. =(

ok ok I have to jump in. I happen to be a librarian. The work of a librarian and the importance of libraries in in the world (not just the U.S.) does not follow your stereotypical idea of "the librarian with the nasty attitude and her hair in a bun wearing sensible shoes that's hollywood .. people. Quite the opposite librarians these days have to be on top of the latest in cutting technology as far as computer software and the myriad of databases and print sources made available to the public, FOR FREE. Not all libraries require a masters degree in order to be hired. Our's does and I believe that because of that we can give a higher level of assistance to the public. There are people who come to the library for many different reasons. Students doing research, people who are in need of information for a medical problerm and are desperate for answers (can you say ADD, bipolar, depression??) I love my job and the people I work for (the public) And I can say that on our end we have more than our share of problem patrons that we have to deal with (Imagine that???)I love librarians. Always friendly people. Except the ones at the school library.

oh ay thats stink..you must belong to some town tho right?

oh ay thats stink..you must belong to some town tho right?No, I don't so. We live on top of a big hill in the country and we don't really belong anywhere, so we just go to the school disctrict and all that of the town that's closest.

ay? u should present ur case to them and tell them that they are depriving you or your children or family or whatever of learning. Thatll get them into it, and then if they dont just say youll go to the local papers.
Thats if you really care about getting a library card ;)

Hah, not that much. I mean, I don't think I've read a novel in years that wasn't assinged in school. I'm more of a surf-the-weber.

yeah same here, then u can go from topic to topic, to the ones that interest you. if your like me they change.
like I read something about for instance, rugby and then I see an article about a really good rugby player and go hard out researchin bout him and then I see hes from some place ive never heard of so i go research that lol.
yeah...i know what u mean...
I gotta go to work now...
ka kite...seeya...nice talkn to ya bro

Yeah, I'm more or less the same. Always 50 pages opened at once. Alright, see ya later. And I'm a girl not a bro!

ok ok I have to jump in. I happen to be a librarian. The work of a librarian and the importance of libraries in in the world (not just the U.S.) does not follow your stereotypical idea of "the librarian with the nasty attitude and her hair in a bun wearing sensible shoes that's hollywood .. people. Quite the opposite librarians these days have to be on top of the latest in cutting technology as far as computer software and the myriad of databases and print sources made available to the public, FOR FREE. Not all libraries require a masters degree in order to be hired. Our's does and I believe that because of that we can give a higher level of assistance to the public. There are people who come to the library for many different reasons. Students doing research, people who are in need of information for a medical problerm and are desperate for answers (can you say ADD, bipolar, depression??) I love my job and the people I work for (the public) And I can say that on our end we have more than our share of problem patrons that we have to deal with (Imagine that???)
Well sorry that you took my ignorant judgement personal... notice my use of the term ignorant, my judgement was based on my rather extensive experience of being a hyperactive person who frequents the library often during hyperfocuses, and my experience is limited to the OCD control freak librarians who like to shhh everyone and have control over the library...

On another note the pleasant librarians usually don't bother me, so they go unnoticed.

Swede63 I will be kind regardless of you rude response to my ignorant judgement call and say I "assume" that you are a kind and nice librarian.

With that said I will stop typing because I am warning material with the mood that I am in.

I dont really go to public libraries. I go to my schools library though

I've been practically living at the library lately, making good use of my card. There are lots of branches here, so if something isn't at the nearest branch it can be sent there.

Same thing here, though - people who don't pay city taxes pay a higher fee for a card.

I don't usually ask the staff for help. I like to find things on my own, and I use their website a lot for searching and placing holds. The library is one of the few things I like about the big city.

Libraries are great if you can sneek in coffee. Uni libs are the best, get your corner, get your coffee, get your music, then start through the pile of books you found to be more interesting than homework, five min breaks with homework, back to something else. I learned a lot about random stuff, my grades only saved by my aural memory(homework was for suckers till Uni.... then life sucked...).

If at first you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment

ha ha, made my morning

Oshizzelgizzengar!! $80 fricken smackaroos? You poor person. Move to Washington where development of the brain is encouraged! Library is FREE. Rent as many books/cds/movies/books-on-tape/magazines/encyclopedias as you want.

Librarians aren't always the nicest people, this is true. But put yourself into their shoes and imagine what they have to put up with all day. Ignorant doofuses and snotnose kids constantly comming up and demanding the wherabouts of some book to which they either don't know the title or the author... Yeah i would get stressed and very irritable playing search engine whilst trying to do work. Especially with ADD. Constantly being interupted, ruining my chi, setting fire to my focus.

The sole purpose of librarians i would think is NOT to help find everyones book. They have computers with library search engines on them and the dewey decimal system for that.

Can i ask for a favor? Anyone that reads this make an effort to explore viewpoints for me. One of the main reasons people fight in this world is because of misunderstanding. Everytime you become irritable at someone STOP! Put yourself in their shoes, examine the conditions they are forced to deal with, and make an educated guess about what their viewpoint is like. ONLY THEN can you decide, yeah, they're being a douchebag. I'm going to flip them **** to no avail.

Let it go!

Oshizzelgizzengar!! $80 fricken smackaroos?

Perhaps some are "renting" books for indefinite periods of time (that live far away)...

I like libraries as well, but I've learned not to check out books, as I tend to not return them for long periods. The books I look at (as opposed to reading) aren't very popular anyway, so I don't have to worry about others checking them out. It also tends to be somewhat quiet. I haven't been to the library in a while though. I've found quite a bit of what I want online (e-books, subscription services, etc.)

sorry ??? i call everyone bro...its a bad habit. I mean it in a good way, kind of like friend or mate...
I never know where to start at the library..theres too many sections and then i see the magazine and sports section..they are mi fav places to look..

Oooooohhh the library.... *swoons*.

I looooooove the library. So, ok, when I wake up and think, "let's go to the library today", it's innocent and quite library like. I'm imagining myself walking through the aisles perusing the works of great authors. I then imagine the well read and socially competent "me" picking up some work by a 19th century British author .

What really happens is this: I enter the library and for some odd reason my well meaning library like intentions seem to not go in with me. Instead, I look at the librarians and immediately being to think they are "eyeballing" me.

I make my way to through the security posts. Apparently the theft of outdated library books is rampant in our backwoods town. I stop first at the "New Arrival" section and my eyes start to glaze over as I scan the slim pickings.

The feeling of eyeballs on my back is too much so it's time to make my way into the aisles. I attempt to find that auspicious aisle home to brilliant minds of the 19th century. I'm sidetracked, however, by the cookbook aisle. I then begin to have delusions of myself as an aspiring chef, yet again.

Thirty minutes later, I make my way to the circulation desk, a name which I find interesting since the only things circulating are their eyeballs as they watch for ne'er do wells. I arrive laden with the secrets to culinary success, the profound works of the aforementioned authors long forgotten.

I get my treasures home, sit them on the table and manage to spend 20 minutes flipping through. I don't touch them again until I realize they are still HERE and find they are also several days late.

Once again, I will make a "donation" to the "Library Fund". :rolleyes:

HHA tracey look what ur trip to the library has done..started up a bit of a thread goin, a few lil arguments along the way. Id love to go on a library trip with ya haha i dont think it would be the typical hush hush quiet experience lol.
:) tracey = awesome sister!!
wooow look i didnt call her bro :)
;)

Please support your libraries people. If your library has a pathetic collection look to your comunity leaders, they are the one's who are in charge of where the money goes in your city or town. Libraries are sorely lacking in funding, (that is where the $80 charge for the library card comes from not the library itself or its director.) We don't charge for a library card because our town values the library.

When a library has to close it is almost always in a poor area. You can see where our priorities lie in this country. Now disadvantaged children lose their library, a place where they can go after school, find books and resources for their school homework and yes even a place to hang out with their friends (we do encourage that believe it or not as long as everyone is respectful of other patrons.) We even have a teen space just for their use.

Don't be afraid of libriarians even if you have a book that is 5 years overdue:D I wish you could all visit ours you would be pleasantly surprised how nice and welcoming we are.

My experience at the library tends to be a lot like that of DeloresMelon. I go in, browse sections with a great sense of ambition, and then never touch the books until they are late... Any suggstions? Perhaps not to check out any books at all and just read them at the library, like you plan on reading when you go to the library lol. Just a thought.

:eyebrow: :confused: :faint: I give up

:eyebrow: :confused: :faint: I give upI don't understand? Did you want us all to respond with a guarantee to donate to our local public library? Not all on here feel that all librarians are evil. I think we're all grown up enough to realize just because we've encountered ONE bad apple doesn't mean the whole orchard is in the crapper.

I'm just confused about what particular issue it is that you've given up on??:eyebrow:

Of course not that is absurd. I was simply trying to clear up some of the misconceptions that people have about librarians and their attitudes. To imply that we are for some reason instantly suspicious of anyone who walks in the door is immature.
Have a good night, I'm done here

Of course not that is absurd. I was simply trying to clear up some of the misconceptions that people have about librarians and their attitudes. To imply that we are for some reason instantly suspicious of anyone who walks in the door is immature.
Have a good night, I'm done hereSpeaking for myself, I only said that in my post because I was making a statement about my own insecurity and paranoia. To be honest, my librarians are quite nice and not at all evil, at least not in public. What they do at home is none of my business. They could sacrifice lambs for all I know. But to delve into that matter in my post wouldn't have made it nearly as funny. *to clarify, funny for me, if anyone else found it funny, god bless you.*

And from what I can see, only one person made an unkind generalization and apologized for that.

We love librarians. Really. Honest. They taste like chicken. :D

I don't know why they are called assistants when they do nothing to help anyone. Most are volunteers but hey, at least make an effort!

I like the library because it keeps me focused on my work. The problem is, whenever I bring my computer I start wasting my time browsing the internet.

I'm at the library right now. Crap! Time to go to work.

I love the library, always have, ever since I was a pre-schooler and went along with my mother. I got to check out a couple of kids magazines. WOOT.

I took library science in high school, but never went on to become a librarian. So I knew how to use the card catalog very well. And then they went to computers, and every time we've moved I've had to get used to a new computer system at the library. **sigh**

Still I can generally find what I need without asking for help. But then we have a very small library here - they're building a new one and I'm looking forward to all those wonderful new books... after the new carpet and everything finishes off-gassing and I can actually spend time inside without getting sick. Until then I'll have to ask the librarians to find the books for me and hold them at the front desk so I can dash in and pick them up and dash back out again.

We are just over the county line from the really big city library system, I don't know if I'd have to pay to get a card there now and check out books. So far I haven't needed to, because almost every library in this part of the state belongs to the Central Kansas Library System and if I request a book that our library doesn't have they'll check with the other libraries in this part of the state and get it for me. I love the library. I need to call them tomorrow and ask them to extend the loan on some books I checked out a few weeks ago on autism - not quite done with them yet.

Our libraries are set up so we can do a lot ourselves without having to ask for help. Holds are self-serve, they put the books in a shelf and you just have to find your name. They have self-serve checkouts too, great when I don't have to wait in line. I use the internet to search, place holds and renew a loan.

Not that I don't like talking to library staff, but I like being able to find things myself and not asking for help. (And I don't like looking dumb!:rolleyes: ) When I do need help I ask, after I figure what it is I really want.

I have an Alberta Library Card too, so I can get books from libraries all over the province, college and university libraries too. It's nice knowing if something isn't available here, I can probably get it from somewhere else. Pretty cool!

I forgot I wrote this first post :-)

I forgot to mention when I asked for help..she grunted and pointed to a row of computers...

anyway..I got a GREAT book, called "100 ways to take better portraits" The others I took back..

I love the library too..I can't get my head around the fact you can TALK in there now-a-days...