I work at a public library : a collection of crazy stories from the stacks / Gina Sheridan.
Material type: TextPublisher: Avon, Massachusetts : Adams Media, [2014]Description: 157 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1440576246 (pbk.)
- 9781440576249 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 027 S552 | Available | 33111007630052 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Straight from the library--the strange and bizarre, ready to be checked out!
From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, I Work at a Public Library showcases the oddities that have come across Gina Sheridan's circulation desk. Throughout these pages, she catalogs her encounters with local eccentrics as well as the questions that plague her, such as, "What is the standard length of eyebrow hairs?" Whether she's helping someone scan his face onto an online dating site or explaining why the library doesn't have any dragon autobiographies, Sheridan's bizarre tales prove that she's truly seen it all.
Stacked high with hundreds of strange-but-true stories, I Work at a Public Library celebrates librarians and the unforgettable patrons that roam the stacks every day.
Includes index.
Introduction -- 004.16 Computers -- 025.52 Reference work -- 028.9 Reading interests and habits -- 031.02 Curiosities and wonders -- 153.733 Listening in -- 302.2 Communication, failures and disruptions of -- 302.343 Bullying -- 598.2 Rare birds -- 611 Human anatomy -- 621.385 Telephones -- 808.879083 Children's humor -- 809.9339 Volumes of gratitude.
From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, Sheridan showcases the oddities that have come across her circulation desk: encounters with local eccentrics; bizarre reference requests; and heart-warming stories of patrons who roam the stacks every day.