For those not taking Federal funds and thereby able to give Nosy!Uncle Sam the finger, it's like the seal of the confessional, isn't it? Plus, if a small town Librarian and Sheriff can't handle it, the FBI is absolutely going to be on the ropes.
I view it more like sealed medical records, which can be talked about in-house if necessary, but that's it.
The only time someone learns about what someone else reads in my library is if they start chatting about it to each other. They often do, then come to me asking what the name of an author they like is. They don't remember, but I do, or can at least figure it out.
Since we make copies and send faxes, I've also got lots of practice in Not Seeing Things on a level that would make me part of the majority of humanity in the world of Doctor Who. I don't care, none of my business, that'll be $1.15.
Just because I reminded the police chief yesterday to place a call to a user with two interlibrary loans that are massively overdue means nothing.
I already asked last time we had a really bad one if they'd let me do a ride-along and play "Bad Boys" when we stopped at the house, but they said no. ;)
Well, since that almost trip was to retrieve stuff from the Probie From Hell, I think Stern Look would have been very quickly overridden by a look of pure unadulterated glee.
I was willing to sit in a car with a smoker for an hour round-trip to see that show. Would have been sick for days, but still worth it.
I know that librarians (http://www.google.com/search?q=librarian&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=tpz&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsl&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=FNt0TrO4F4zBtgeUvMSaCA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBUQ_AUoAQ&biw=1067&bih=528#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=wpz&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&q=librarians+at+work&revid=1219127439&sa=X&ei=F9t0TryeEtCitgeKxcHKDA&ved=0CDsQ1QIoAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=b27523940c2084c8&biw=1067&bih=528) come in all shapes and sizes, and I'm sure Mr. Pastis knows that, too. Tweety's Granny (http://www.google.com/search?q=tweety+bird+granny&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=6Cf&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sNt0Tu3EBMO4tgeW9N2hDA&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1067&bih=528) is sort of the Platonic Ideal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_idealism), though, isn't she? Plus, there's the whole Gramma's got a gun vibe that cracks me up. Ladies don't live that long without a streak of tough in'm.
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Date: 2011-09-18 02:20 am (UTC)The only time someone learns about what someone else reads in my library is if they start chatting about it to each other. They often do, then come to me asking what the name of an author they like is. They don't remember, but I do, or can at least figure it out.
Since we make copies and send faxes, I've also got lots of practice in Not Seeing Things on a level that would make me part of the majority of humanity in the world of Doctor Who. I don't care, none of my business, that'll be $1.15.
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Date: 2011-09-16 04:27 pm (UTC)I already asked last time we had a really bad one if they'd let me do a ride-along and play "Bad Boys" when we stopped at the house, but they said no. ;)
Dude, buzzkill
Date: 2011-09-17 05:37 pm (UTC)Re: Dude, buzzkill
Date: 2011-09-18 02:23 am (UTC)I was willing to sit in a car with a smoker for an hour round-trip to see that show. Would have been sick for days, but still worth it.
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