Overheard at the Library
I was scanning my books through the self-checkout machine this morning when I heard the following phrase projected throughout the circulation desk area:
"Do you want to take this outside?"
Now I have to imagine that might be the only time that sentence has been uttered in the local library as the scene there is mostly quiet and always civil. But this was one disgruntled patron.
"I get off at 5," mumbled the check-out clerk.
"You are always rude to me," continued the father, cradling his little girl whom he had plopped upon the counter.
"I get off at 5," repeated the clerk, glad he had a counter between himself and the irate dad.
"Who is the idiot who hired you? Who is the idiot who hired you? Who is the idiot who hired you?" (I swear, he said it three times!)
I really wish the witch who is often there on Saturdays had been working circulation today. She would've taken that guy down a notch or two. However, I didn't wait to see if anyone appeared from the staff office. I high-tailed it out of there with my three sci-fi books and Plum Lovin'.
Nice example for the little girl...
ReplyDeleteWe have had reports of gang activity in our local library. They are looking at ways to curtail that either by having a police presence or by blocking social networking sites which, apparently, the gangs use as a recruitment tool and have even had pictures of the library on their sites as a recruitment location. Next thing you know the military recruiters will be hanging out there too and it won't be safe for kids anymore.
I thought so too. And for all the other little ones at the library. Maybe that's why he wanted to take it outside...
ReplyDeleteIs that the library with Kilt Guy?
No, the good, big library branch. I was reading an article in the local paper that said that other libraries across the country were also having the same problem.
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