Turning Tables

So my office is right next to the Reference Desk now, and today I had a patron come up and shut my door. Now granted this is a recurring problem patron. When I opened the door and said "C----- why did you shut my door?" He said, "You were too loud." To which I replied, "this is not a quiet study area. If you want to study in a quiet place please got to floors 7 and 9 where there are quiet study areas." His response was to make a face at me... an actual grimace. He then tried to close my door again (which I prevented) and grimace again and walked away.

This was one time when a patron... shushed a librarian.

Abusing Patrons

So last night I was shelving DVDs and I am standing in front of the cart with my back to the drama section when a patron walks up and asks me where "Roots" would be. I chose to gesture over my shoulder with the current DVD in my and to tell her it was in drama. I actually whacked the patron who was right behind me trying to see the new DVDs I had just put on the cart in the head. Her response was "Well, that came out of nowhere."

Well later when she came up to the Circ desk to check out she said, "You know, you are supposed to help patrons not abuse them." All I could do was apologize again and look sheepish.

Party Tonight

I'm so excited because tonight about 8 or 9 of my library cohorts and I will be getting together for a board game party. While as parties go I know that is a pretty mild option, but really when I work 60 something hours a week my time with friends and family is so limited. Tonight is a night I have wanted to have for months.

The games on the menu: Apples to Apples, Monty Python Flux, Scrabble, Spoons, Beatles Monopoly, Cranium, Scattergories, Uno, and possibly Pass the Pigs.

On the actual menu: Pizza and Beer, and possibly homemade ice cream and cookies depending on how much time I have after cleaning.

Quiet Times at the Reference Desk

Summertime in an academic library can be a very odd thing. Currently here in Reference we are dealing with two things, a massive shifting project and a looming bout of renovation which is invading our personal and mental space. Patron-wise however we are nearly empty, and so when it is time to chill at the Reference Desk there are only so many things that keep you from nodding off.

So today, we decided to institute a rousing game of UNO. One student worker, one librarian, one library assistant, and ILL person all joined together behind the reference desk to play cards on a small filing cabinet. Just a part of my ongoing work as Queen to make sure everyone knows just how fun the library can be.

Starting out Fresh

Starting a new blog is always an awkward experience. The writer does not know how much or how little to share with the world of readers. There are the questions that rise to surface: "Who is going to read this?" "Why do I feel the need to write this down?" I suppose, in the end, I choose to write for me, and not for the audience that may interact with posts.

For now, I would just like to chronicle my life while I work at two library and begin my MLIS. A whole world of books awaits me, and I intend to be their queen!