Morphine

So having been sick for a week with a freak headache has left me out of work and a bit rusty. I mean I can barely type it's crazy!!! Our poor new director is completely lost and thankful that I'm back. I'm glad to be back though I'm still not in my (right) mind.

If my day could be more of a dud, I don't know what to say. I'm sorry to all the patrons that are having to deal with my craziness today. (Especially Ms. C, I'm sorry I didn't get that book for you!!!) I've been warning my poor assistants and director that I'm on morphine. Yes, that all powerful drug and am feeling a bit of the dizzy, let's take a nap side of life.

I'm just hoping by next week I'll be back up to speed. So this is to all of your, "Thanks for being so patient with me!!!"

Sincerely,

The Egg Wolfing, Exhausted Librarian

And The Coat is Off

I'm soo relieved the new director is here!!! I can't tell you how it truly feels like the coat is finally coming off. No more responsibility other than taking care of the volunteers and reading books. I'd almost forgotten how good it felt!

But I do have to say I am a little sorry for the new director. Everyday a million calls come in, all asking for me and now I'm having to turn them over to her and she's already swamped with too much work. Awe, boy do I remember those days. And unlike her 40 year experience, I only had a years experience working in a library. Look how I turned out... *twitch, twitch*...

So now the fun begins in teaching her all about what it means to be a PUBLIC librarian, and not a SCHOOL librarian. I got to say for this poor woman she's doing good. Her desk is a mess(my only complaint), but she isn't the obsessive compulsive organizer I am . So congrats to you new librarian... I take my hat off to ya'.


Sincerely,
The Egg Wolfing, Exhausted Librarian

New Director

Finally!!!! After almost ten months of running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, I can finally be relieved with our new director now situated at her desk. Sure I've gotten used to being the director, but do I want it?

N!!! O!!!! NNNNOOOO!!!!

I am happily becoming the new Assistant Librarian, meaning most of the time I spend my time reading books, taking care of the websites, and making sure we have plenty to do with books. Though there are some things I'll miss, I'm just glad I don't have to take full responsibility for the library and the ever explosive state it is in.

So CONGRATS new director, have fun and I'll be seeing you around! Hey, who knows we might be adding a new voice to this not so crowded blog.

Sincerely,

The Egg Wolfing, Exhausted Librarian

Understanding ILL

Okay, here's a little informative information for all you patrons out there reading this blog. Though your library might not have the book you are looking for they can get it for you, through a system called ILL. (Inner library Loan). For every library in the U.S. of A. there is this. As long as they are part of a State Database and World CAT, they can. (I might explain those later.) Simply put, we can get the book on loan from another library. It's a pretty neat system when it comes down to it.

This happens a lot in our library since we are a small library and can't afford to be a literal archive like say 'The Library of Congress.' So this is what happened a week ago when a patron wanted a book we didn't have and got all huffy about it. I told about the ILL system and she excepted it. Today, book comes in, and patron comes in. This is where it gets funny. As a service we ask that the patron pay postage for the book because we can't afford to pay for them.

Well our ILL patron didn't like that very much and said, 'I ain't going to pay that!"

Now what's hilarious is that it's the library rate in mailing postage, meaning about two dollars cheaper then normal. Still she said she wouldn't pay and then I said, "Then we will have to send the book back."

*evil I know*

This got her all quiet and then she pulled out her wallet and shelled out the two dollars is cost. I almost busted out laughing. It was almost like I had to hold the book hostage before she would pay!!!

*give me the money or the book dies!!!!*

Sorry, couldn't help that... hahahaha...


Sincerely,

The Egg Wolfing, Exhausted Librarian

The Obsessive Readers

Like so many librarians out there we have to deal with those few... wait... maybe not so few patrons that think the library is THEIRS. (OK, maybe it's true, but we work, live, and breath here people) So they generally make a nuisance of themselves by coming directly in to my office and ask for specific books that just came out TODAY. Unfortunately even if I ordered the book three months ago, we don't get them on the day they come out to retailers. (We have extra processing to do.)

So what happens with those over obsessive, over possessive patrons. They leave my office fuming. (What a happy day for me!)

Sincerely,
The Egg Wolfing, Exhausted Librarian