Well, today was my second four-hour shift on a public library reference desk. I had to deal with fewer computer-related requests but that was still the bulk of work. Two noted patrons; one who was the spitting image of an ex of mine from 13 years ago and a young teen girl in a black t-shirt that announced, in large pink letters, “I KISSED ASHTON.” She of course walked away from the printer with a small stack of printed pictures of Mr. Kutcher, at least one shirtless. Does she realize that he’s dating a woman old enough to be her grandmother?
UPDATE: Oh and I forgot to mention the guy with a laptop that wanted us to supply him with dial-up access to his corporate network. This is a public library that is not only offering free WiFi access but also LAN jacks for the public, and this guy wants dial-up. Ever feel like no matter what services you offer it’s never enough?
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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