Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: sionnsar

I pretend like I’m a librarian. I don’t have all the tools I need, but that may end soon, if I have my way. I only spend two hours a week there (for now) but it gives me time to know what’s in there.

It’s a small library, and from what I could see today, it’s been pretty haphazardly run. I haven’t worked in a library since I was 14, but it’s something you never lose.


1,697 posted on 07/16/2007 5:02:07 PM PDT by Monkey Face ("Equal opportunity" means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. ~~ L J Pete)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1696 | View Replies ]


To: Monkey Face

OK, Kids...y’all will have to fight over the 00’s, because I’m outta here for the night!

Take care!


1,698 posted on 07/16/2007 5:23:08 PM PDT by Monkey Face ("Equal opportunity" means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. ~~ L J Pete)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1697 | View Replies ]

To: Monkey Face
I pretend like I’m a librarian. I don’t have all the tools I need, but that may end soon, if I have my way. I only spend two hours a week there (for now) but it gives me time to know what’s in there.
It’s a small library, and from what I could see today, it’s been pretty haphazardly run. I haven’t worked in a library since I was 14, but it’s something you never lose.

Agreed! I've been far more "library worker" than "librarian" -- my one experience at cataloging books (over some period of time, those that didn't come "pre-catalogued") told me how difficult that is, and I am no longer surprised at being told that those who are expert at same are sometimes considered a bit "off" by others.

But you are correct: it's something you never lose!

How big/small is the library? The last I worked with (and I applied my computer skills to their system) had about 20,000 books, fiction and non-fiction combined. (My SF collection reached about 3,000 books alone before The Great Weeding.)

1,701 posted on 07/16/2007 5:57:54 PM PDT by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1697 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson