Library blogs and the internet public library...

In my search for library-related blogs I went to the internet public library and found the Maud Netwon Blog...I love the look of it. There are lots of interesting tidbits
and notes on books and writers.

I also "googled" some library blogs and found "quirky at the library" with this funny little anecdote:

A man walked up to the Reference Desk today, and asked my colleague if his Inter Library Loan (ILL) on podiatry had arrived? She asked him for his name so she could check, and he matter-of-factly replied, “Achilles.” Much laughter ensued, especially after we discovered that he wasn’t being facetious, his name really is Achilles.

… With a smile on his face, Mr. Achilles proudly walked away with his book on podiatry.


The tagline for the site is also terrific:

@ the Library
"Your local library is a twisted place…"

and from a library humor website:


Library Anecdote:

Patron: "I am looking for a globe of the earth."
Librarian: "We have a table-top model over here."
Patron: "No, that's not good enough. Don't you have a life-size?"
Librarian: (pause) "Yes, but it's in use right now."



and from the Bitter Librarian blog:

" Chicken Parents

Anyone who has worked at a library for a considerable amount of time is sure to have been the victim of Chicken Parents.

A young child is misbehaving in the library: running around, being noisy, damaging property. You know the scene. In this situation, the Responsible Parent knows the child is just testing them. If the Responsible Parent passes the test, the situation is not very likely to repeat itself.

The Chicken Parent, however, is not aware of this fact, or, if they are, have a greater fear than public embarrassment resulting from their child’s constant misbehavior. I’m not really sure what this fear is . . . Being the “bad guy” parent? Growing a spine? Abandoning their own childish behaviors and actually growing up?

Whatever the reason, the Chicken Parent responds to the above situation by saying something like: “If you don’t behave, the librarian will yell at you.” Or tonight’s Chicken Mom actually said, “If you run in the library, the librarian won’t let you check out books.”

Do you see anything inherently WRONG with this?

Yeah, you’re out of luck tonight, Chicken Mom. I save my yelling for my own kids. They deserve it. They are worth it. And people in public places don’t fear them. If you want your kids to behave, you’ll have to grow your own backbone, take the parental leap, and discipline them yourself! I should write a book."

more soon...