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We re-opened our main library after 2 years of it being closed for re-modeling (we now have Wi-Fi...woo hoo).
Part of the re-opening celebrations included Wii children (upstairs) and for the adults (downstairs). I"m helping with the adults. Besides bowling, baseball and Big Brain games, we had American Idol Karaoki and Guitar Hero. Of course, I had trouble with Guitar Hero.
Woman #1 wanted to play NOW! Ok, she didn't say "I want to play now!" But she came up to me and asked if there was a sign-up sheet for Guitar Hero. I tell her no. That she just had to stand and wait for her turn. People so far have been good to play once and ask who else wants to go (which ends up surprising me with woman #2). So she goes over there and waits a min. (yes, a minute) and she leaves.
Woman #2 was sitting watching her son play Guitar Hero. It's set up for 2 players all day. Now I'm busy with other games, but in general I'm keeping my eye out and it people have been letting others play. Now kids have been coming in, and even though we want just the adults to play, since most library cater to kids, we allow the kids to play since there really isn't much traffic. So anyway, I see the kids' turn end and I call out "who's next?" and one kid doesn't give up his guitar. I said there were other kids who wants to play. The kid says that they are letting the winner play with the next kid. I say that that doesn't allow many people to play, that he has to let someone else to play. Of course, his momma doens't like that. She says something like, "the way they are playing is lettign the winner play the next person." I say, "did he play just now?" And she said yes, so I told her that other people need a turn, that he has to give up the guitar. and man, if looks could not just kill but incenerate your whole family tree then I would be dead with my entire family. So stupid me, I say, "Don't you hate me." So of course she gets all angry, says she is going to report me, says, "You don't know who I am" (um, an SC?). And I get a supervisor and she tells the supervisor "I didn't tell her anything." Huh, why quibble?
Today is day 3 of opening day. A couple shows up and circle me like friendly vultures. I don't know who to look at since they split up. Finally one asks me "what floor is this?" I tell him "2nd floor." He asks "What is on the second floor?" And I say "000's ( pronounce it as "zero zero zeros) to 700's. What are you looking for?" He says he doesn't know what that means. The wife says to me, "you look tired" and laughs . He asks what is on this floor and I say, "Well, it will take me two hours to tell you. What are you looking for?" He then says "never mind" and walks off with his wife. As if I wasn't helpful. Not like I could have said "books,"* because that would be sound smart alec-y. I couldn't list everything we have; that would be like calling Wal-Mart and asking them "what do you sell?" There is a ton of stuff. Most of the time people ask "what dod you have" and if I list them then the question would be, "Well, I really want to know if you have this..." Like it's a hassle to ask that in the first place.
*Granted, first floor has computers, dvds, cds, books on cd and the check-out counter. Third floor has 800-900s and Reference books and periodicals. Fourth has the Childrens' and Teens' rooms. But I wasn't going to spend the time saying "we have books on library science, consulting, humanism, journalism, books on bibliography, computer books-programming, learning how to use it-, Ripley's Believe it or not, world records, Matthew Lesko-type books, books on books (book buying, book recomendations), books on periodicals, language (not learning a language, but about, for ex., phrase origins), The Onion, Darwin Awards...and that is just the 000's.
Part of the re-opening celebrations included Wii children (upstairs) and for the adults (downstairs). I"m helping with the adults. Besides bowling, baseball and Big Brain games, we had American Idol Karaoki and Guitar Hero. Of course, I had trouble with Guitar Hero.
Woman #1 wanted to play NOW! Ok, she didn't say "I want to play now!" But she came up to me and asked if there was a sign-up sheet for Guitar Hero. I tell her no. That she just had to stand and wait for her turn. People so far have been good to play once and ask who else wants to go (which ends up surprising me with woman #2). So she goes over there and waits a min. (yes, a minute) and she leaves.
Woman #2 was sitting watching her son play Guitar Hero. It's set up for 2 players all day. Now I'm busy with other games, but in general I'm keeping my eye out and it people have been letting others play. Now kids have been coming in, and even though we want just the adults to play, since most library cater to kids, we allow the kids to play since there really isn't much traffic. So anyway, I see the kids' turn end and I call out "who's next?" and one kid doesn't give up his guitar. I said there were other kids who wants to play. The kid says that they are letting the winner play with the next kid. I say that that doesn't allow many people to play, that he has to let someone else to play. Of course, his momma doens't like that. She says something like, "the way they are playing is lettign the winner play the next person." I say, "did he play just now?" And she said yes, so I told her that other people need a turn, that he has to give up the guitar. and man, if looks could not just kill but incenerate your whole family tree then I would be dead with my entire family. So stupid me, I say, "Don't you hate me." So of course she gets all angry, says she is going to report me, says, "You don't know who I am" (um, an SC?). And I get a supervisor and she tells the supervisor "I didn't tell her anything." Huh, why quibble?
Today is day 3 of opening day. A couple shows up and circle me like friendly vultures. I don't know who to look at since they split up. Finally one asks me "what floor is this?" I tell him "2nd floor." He asks "What is on the second floor?" And I say "000's ( pronounce it as "zero zero zeros) to 700's. What are you looking for?" He says he doesn't know what that means. The wife says to me, "you look tired" and laughs . He asks what is on this floor and I say, "Well, it will take me two hours to tell you. What are you looking for?" He then says "never mind" and walks off with his wife. As if I wasn't helpful. Not like I could have said "books,"* because that would be sound smart alec-y. I couldn't list everything we have; that would be like calling Wal-Mart and asking them "what do you sell?" There is a ton of stuff. Most of the time people ask "what dod you have" and if I list them then the question would be, "Well, I really want to know if you have this..." Like it's a hassle to ask that in the first place.
*Granted, first floor has computers, dvds, cds, books on cd and the check-out counter. Third floor has 800-900s and Reference books and periodicals. Fourth has the Childrens' and Teens' rooms. But I wasn't going to spend the time saying "we have books on library science, consulting, humanism, journalism, books on bibliography, computer books-programming, learning how to use it-, Ripley's Believe it or not, world records, Matthew Lesko-type books, books on books (book buying, book recomendations), books on periodicals, language (not learning a language, but about, for ex., phrase origins), The Onion, Darwin Awards...and that is just the 000's.
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