Posts from 5/6/10 to 5/26/10

5/6/10:  An older gentleman asked 3 other patrons if they wanted to "take it outside" (as in, let's have ourselves a fistfight) because they were speaking to each other while using the computers. We informed this gentleman that our patrons are, in fact, allowed to speak at a reasonable volume. The gentleman then proceeded to tell me that "the state of Arizona is fucking stupid and backwards." I  asked him to leave. He flipped me off and said "fuck you." I asked him again to leave. He then grabbed his crotch and said "fuck you."

5/7/10:  "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Dr. Phil's son?" Nope, you're the first. And I think I'd prefer to have the bird-flipping, crotch-grabbing old man verbally assault me again rather than have someone compare me to the offspring of Dr. Phil.

5/12/10:  I don't know. I have the rest of the week off.

5/17/10:  "Some disgusting person left used chewing gum over by your books for sale!" Yeah, that's poster putty. I use it when hanging up stuff for displays, and it's mostly harmless. But good job on your indignation about a little piece of gum.

5/18/10:  A dirty, wrinkled, water-stained poster is
 a great way to advertise your cleaning business.

5/20/10:   I'm all for our new policy that allows people to use their phones in the library. However, I'm really hoping that this guy's battery dies soon.

5/21/10:  If you have to use screwdrivers that don't 
have handles, you might work in a poor library.

5/25/10:  It's a shame that the majority of our teens are well-behaved, because I kinda get a kick out of throwing out the jerks.

5/25/10:  Awesome book order of the day - Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s. It talks about Dock Ellis throwing a no-hitter in 1970 while on LSD, the "Disco Demolition" night in 1979, and all of the outrageous stuff that happened in between. (Garishly-colored polyester uniforms, orange baseballs, experimenting with a 3-ball walk, etc.)

5/26/10:  Accepted activities to log time for our Summer Reading Program: reading books, magazines, newspapers, reading things online, listening to audiobooks, having someone read to you, watching movies, watching TV. Seriously, watching movies and television counts for our Summer READING Program.