Sometimes I overhear the funniest things at my work, and I just have to laugh, but it is impolite to laugh in peoples' faces, so I just save it up to put on this blog.
Some of my favorites:
Me: "Good evening, would you like to listen to some music tonight?"
Little Old Lady Patron with White Hair and a Cast on her Arm: "No, you don't have any Five Finger Death Punch."
Overheard-
"So I was telling her 'You're in a halfway house and I'm in prison. This just isn't going to work.'"
Patron: "I need you to find me a good book. I like books that are about people who've had hard lives."
Me: "Try this one, it's about a girl who got kicked out of her house because she is a lesbian."
Patron: "Are you giving me this book because I'm a lesbian?"
Me: "No, we don't judge here. I'm giving you this book because it's about a girl who had a hard life and I think you would like it."
**10 minutes later**
Patron to her friend: "Yeah, the librarian gave me this book because I'm a LESBIAN!"
Me: "No, that is not why I gave you that book."
Patron: "Yeah, she gave me this book because it is a good book and she thinks I would like it."
Hi there. I just ran across your blog. I'm an academic librarian now, but am starting my new job as The Senior Librarian at a prison in CA next month. Your blog cracks me up. It also has some pretty good information. I'd love for you to update this again soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the motivation! :-)
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