Jonathan M. Farlow

I've Seen It All at the Library

The View from Behind the Desk

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Produktbeschreibung

Most people think of libraries as solemn places filled with dusty books and dustier people. This "memoir and more" of a career librarian explodes that misconception. Recounting his years behind the reference desk with an emphasis on the strange behavior of patrons, the author shows that public libraries are anything but staid and quiet. The history of libraries--as long as the history of the written word itself--is also discussed. That libraries have grown as colorful as the society they serve is proof that these essential institutions are as vital as ever.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9780786496846
• ISBN-10: 0786496843
• Artikelnr.: 41250308

Autorenporträt

Jonathan M. Farlow has been a public librarian for twenty years. He lives in Archdale, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1.
Laser Tag in the Library 2.
Library 101 Unknown Library Firsts 3.
Let's Move the Library Things to Remember When Moving Your Library 4.
Library School, Finally! Classes They Should Teach in Library School Jon's Nine Circles of Library Hell 5.
I Am the Law! 6.
The Future Is Now How to Tell If a Patron Is Viewing Porn as Opposed to a Nude 7.
Does Your Family Tree Fork? Things Never to Say to a Librarian 8.
The Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Book 9.
Oh, Christmas Tree 10.
Rats 11.
The Brief Reign of Pharaoh Ho-Ho and the Queen of Denial 12.
Working at the Mayberry Library 13.
Potty Humor in the Library Things Librarians Would Love to Say to Their Patrons 14.
Goodbye Appendix A: Library Stories Appendix B: A Letter to Library Patrons or Prospective Patrons Appendix C: A Letter to My Fellow Librarians Bibliography Index