…but I am ready for my close-up, Mr DeMille! I was mentioned in Steven M. Cohen’s article on the “New Breed of Library Weblogs“. I got quite a kick out of being grouped with Nat, Mike, Greg, Liberry Blooze, Technobiblio, Tame the Web, Library Girl, and the Info Commons Blog. It’s all downhill from here, baby! w00t!
I am a bad librarian because at the reference desk today–
I had a very very hard time spelling ichthyology.
I totally forgot the title of the Historical Statistics of the United States, I was like “Durr, I know there is a reference book where you can look those statistics up…what was it called? American Historical Statistics? United States History Statistics? Statistics of the Historic United States?” Thankfully it was time for another librarian to man the desk, and I was rescued from my brain freeze.
I finally went to the public library and paid my fines (this is where I am a bad, bad, bad librarian). I owed around $7.00. But then I could check out books again!
And it seems like the friends group of my public library has continued to provide funding for the tiny graphic novel collection, I checked out Marvels and Peach Girl. I also picked up some P.G. Wodehouse and….Wait for it! Brace Yourself!!!!!
2:05 am on November 12th, 2003 1
I forgot what WorldCat was called one time. What a tool.
We are bad librarians indeed. I sure wish I had some of that money back that I’ve doled out in late fines over the years…
You’re famous! Your famousosity is blinding!! Congratulations, famous person!
heehee
3:20 pm on November 14th, 2003 2
I never had late fines until I started working in libraries. Go figure.
4:20 am on November 16th, 2003 3
i think it’s the temptation. sooooo many booooooks…and they are all RIGHT THERE! i have this weird thing that i’m gonna die without reading enough. as though it will matter. so hello fines.
5:19 am on February 23rd, 2004 4
Anna, if you were a really bad librarian, like me, you wouldn’t even bother to check them out! He he But the best way to be a BAAAD LIBRARIAN is to be rude to all the readers; just ask some of my colleagues…
8:12 am on February 26th, 2004 5
Don’t worry, Sulkbrarian. Once a reader commented on the fact that I was able to recommend a particular book, ‘Have you read ALL the books in the library?’ he asked. ‘Nope,’ I replied, ‘Just the good ones. Both of them.’