Hematites? Was he the Caesar that bled all the time?
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Hematites? Was he the Caesar that bled all the time?
Oh, I do, too! I can't think of anything I'd like to do more (that provides a steady paycheck--lol).
Glad that you have a job that you love.
The Hematites are an offshoot of the Belemnites who disappeared, alas, during the Mississippi-Florida game, '82, more commonly known as the Mississippi Epoch. But most can't tell them apart...they all have that Cthulhu-look. They're also responsible for the locusts.
Is a Library Policeman attached to only one branch, or does he cover a region?
Arcadevere
Gentle Lady From Brady Hartsfield Defense Squad
I know imma bit a Paranoid person but i have this mindset that people at library always talk about me whenever i borrow books from school library (At school i usually borrow history books there frequently than novels so yeah)
But sometimes, that mindset was slowly change as the librarians knew me and getting to know me, how i wish to be a part of book club to be a student librarian at the college. Because i've became a highschool student librarian for 3 years at the highschool where i came from.
I have a question, and a story. Question first.
Most libraries I frequent use the Dewey Decimal System. But when I go to university libraries, they have a whole different way of organizing their books. It's still got a bunch of numbers, but it doesn't seem related in any way to what I'm used to from everywhere else... 'Sup with that?
I think our library drinks a special toast to us each year at their holiday party, because we give them so much money.
Our highest charge at one time (without losing or destroying any books, this is just late fees) was $84.00 about 4 years ago. $25-30.00 is not at all unusual. We don't INTEND to keep the books longer than we're supposed to, and they're usually not even that overdue. It's just that we check out so many books at a time.
I have one of these now, but for a long time we used a laundry basket bungee'd onto a cheap luggage cart. We easily overfill our bin with books each time, so if we miss the due date (or miss renewing them online by the due date) it doesn't take long for the fees to grow.
I'm okay with it, though. No matter how much we pay in fines, it's far cheaper than if we'd needed to buy all those books ourselves. And I just can't feel bad about giving the library money!
We did destroy a book once, and we paid to have it replaced. That was actually scary because there was fire involved.
And we lost a book, sort of. It was about human reproduction, called "Where Did I Come From?" When it was time to turn it in, we couldn't find it anywhere. My house is chaotic, but we've got an excellent ratio of library books coming in to library books going back (if you don't factor in the time delay.) So, we looked for it for a couple of months before they wrote it off and charged us.
Instead of "Where Did I Come From?" we started calling it "Where Did I Go?" and we kept an eye out for it. Eighteen months later, it slid out from under the couch. We'd moved the couch to vacuum in that time, and looked under there for the book (and a zillion other things) and it wasn't there. But *zhoop* out it slithered!
We still have it, but now we call it "Where Have I Been?"
Most libraries I frequent use the Dewey Decimal System. But when I go to university libraries, they have a whole different way of organizing their books. It's still got a bunch of numbers, but it doesn't seem related in any way to what I'm used to from everywhere else... 'Sup with that?
I think our library drinks a special toast to us each year at their holiday party, because we give them so much money.
Our highest charge at one time (without losing or destroying any books, this is just late fees) was $84.00 about 4 years ago. $25-30.00 is not at all unusual. We don't INTEND to keep the books longer than we're supposed to, and they're usually not even that overdue. It's just that we check out so many books at a time.
I have one of these now, but for a long time we used a laundry basket bungee'd onto a cheap luggage cart. We easily overfill our bin with books each time, so if we miss the due date (or miss renewing them online by the due date) it doesn't take long for the fees to grow.
I'm okay with it, though. No matter how much we pay in fines, it's far cheaper than if we'd needed to buy all those books ourselves. And I just can't feel bad about giving the library money!
We did destroy a book once, and we paid to have it replaced. That was actually scary because there was fire involved.
And we lost a book, sort of. It was about human reproduction, called "Where Did I Come From?" When it was time to turn it in, we couldn't find it anywhere. My house is chaotic, but we've got an excellent ratio of library books coming in to library books going back (if you don't factor in the time delay.) So, we looked for it for a couple of months before they wrote it off and charged us.
Instead of "Where Did I Come From?" we started calling it "Where Did I Go?" and we kept an eye out for it. Eighteen months later, it slid out from under the couch. We'd moved the couch to vacuum in that time, and looked under there for the book (and a zillion other things) and it wasn't there. But *zhoop* out it slithered!
We still have it, but now we call it "Where Have I Been?"
...was it the Jeter System I wonder?....
I think I love you, Jen. I'll have to tell my children WE ARE NOT ALONE. Nick's friend went with us to the library today and his eyes about fell out as the check out pile got taller, and taller, and taller.
Books, movies, a couple of CDs, some graphic novels...it adds up. I love our library!
Have you talked to the branch manager? If you swear up and down that the book was in good condition when you put it in the drop box, they should give you a pass. They might make a note on your account (your permanent record, ha ha) if you habitually turn in damaged books, but if you make an appointment to speak with the manager, and are polite, they should take your word for it.
Arcadevere
Gentle Lady From Brady Hartsfield Defense Squad
The library here in my University has that kind of organizing that was called Library of Congress Classification (Library of Congress Classification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Where the top label of each shelve was written as :
Architecture
Engineering
Tourism and Hospitality
Nursing
Dentistry
Bussiness Management
Accountancy
Mathematics
Science
Then in another side
General Reference
Fiction
Non Fiction
Filipiñana (a special shelf for the books in my native lnguage)
Language
And another special shelf for
Encyclopedias and coffee tables
And still another special area for
Thesis book and proposals
When I was in high school I worked in a library for my work experience and I loved it. Keep posting.
It's been so long they'd never believe me-I've got a questionable permanent record there. Have you perfected your scary librarian gaze?
Have you talked to the branch manager? If you swear up and down that the book was in good condition when you put it in the drop box, they should give you a pass. They might make a note on your account (your permanent record, ha ha) if you habitually turn in damaged books, but if you make an appointment to speak with the manager, and are polite, they should take your word for it.
Library Confidential (1958). Mamie Van Doren stars as Helga, the new, young librarian at Holstead Academy, who has to solved the mystery of what killed 'Doc' Gilles, the janitor (Dick Miller). John Drew Barrymore as the compulsive, be-boppin 'Dewy' Dezsmille. One star.
Thank you all for your congratulations!
I am not a librarian, though - just a "library associate." I'm considering getting my MLIS, but right now I have a somewhat full plate.
Okay, Dana Jean - I am not a harsh judge of people who check out crap - it's more like, "Oh, poor thing doesn't know any better." Other library associates and librarians make comments, but they tend to be mild ("Oh, here comes Ms. Honeypot, I'll get her smut off of the holds shelf.") What we are more likely to discuss are the people whose tastes we admire, or are curious about. There is a patron who seems to be my reading twin - she checks out lots of Stephen King, John Irving, Donna Tartt, Ann Patchett, and her non-fiction choices are about beekeeping and female medieval saints.
And nobody worry - you are never being a pain in the butt unless you are rude or demanding! We are there to work, and if you place 55 books on hold, and then don't pick them up, and then re-order them all after we've re-shelved them, we honestly don't care! It's the job, and most of us love it.
Spideyman - you should complain about the poor attitudes at your library, either to the branch manager or higher up. Yes, dealing with the public can sometimes be a challenge (I was in the process of typing this yesterday when a guy wheeled a medium-sized dog in a shopping cart into the library), but most patrons are lovely and make up for the ***holes - my point is that there's no excuse for them to have attitudes when their salaries are paid by your tax dollars.
But beware, once you do something to get on our bad side...
I am not a librarian, though - just a "library associate." I'm considering getting my MLIS, but right now I have a somewhat full plate.
Okay, Dana Jean - I am not a harsh judge of people who check out crap - it's more like, "Oh, poor thing doesn't know any better." Other library associates and librarians make comments, but they tend to be mild ("Oh, here comes Ms. Honeypot, I'll get her smut off of the holds shelf.") What we are more likely to discuss are the people whose tastes we admire, or are curious about. There is a patron who seems to be my reading twin - she checks out lots of Stephen King, John Irving, Donna Tartt, Ann Patchett, and her non-fiction choices are about beekeeping and female medieval saints.
And nobody worry - you are never being a pain in the butt unless you are rude or demanding! We are there to work, and if you place 55 books on hold, and then don't pick them up, and then re-order them all after we've re-shelved them, we honestly don't care! It's the job, and most of us love it.
Spideyman - you should complain about the poor attitudes at your library, either to the branch manager or higher up. Yes, dealing with the public can sometimes be a challenge (I was in the process of typing this yesterday when a guy wheeled a medium-sized dog in a shopping cart into the library), but most patrons are lovely and make up for the ***holes - my point is that there's no excuse for them to have attitudes when their salaries are paid by your tax dollars.
But beware, once you do something to get on our bad side...
It's been so long they'd never believe me-I've got a questionable permanent record there. Have you perfected your scary librarian gaze?
Yes - but I reserve it for one patron in particular who is known "throughout the system" as being a humongous d**k. I try to be welcoming and lovely to everyone, but when he walks through the door I'm all like: