Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Golden

About three times out of every five that I get an Inter-Library Load, the clerk says Have you done this before?  When I say yes, they say So you know not to take the goldenrod sleeve off the book? 

Goldenrod?  The only people I've ever heard use that word is librarians.  I did once say What if I take it off but then put it back on before I return it?  I swear the clerk considered snatching the book back..

3 comments:

Tabor said...

Be nice. As a former librarian, if you knew what they have to deal with, you would insist they get a raise.

Cerulean Bill said...

If they hadn't just said 'so you know about...." and then act as if I'd said No, please tell me.....

RozWarren said...

What Tabor said. I have worked at my local public library. You wouldn't believe the shit we put up with. (Sometimes literally.) http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thinktank/The-inside-poop-on-librarians-daily-adventures.html