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I'm turned one way at the desk. I hear a patron asking for help looking for a book and I turn around. I see one of my co-workers, who is trying to go home, confronted by a moron. Note, moron is on phone, I guess asking her friend about the book.
M for moron.
cw: so you know if the book by the African American writer is fiction?
m; *asking friend on ph. a question.*
I get up to take over.
me: Hi, you want me to take over?
cw: sure. This lady will help you.
m: I need a book.
me: do you know the title?
m: *to person on the phone* you know the title? *to me* It's on the black network.com
me: ok
m: it's something, body and soul.
me: is that the title?
m: uh.
me: does your friend have access of the internet? Can she look it up?
m: My friend works here.
me: ok *looks up body and soul*. Ok, there is Body with soul : slash sugar, cut cholesterol, and get a jump on your best health ever , Body, soul and baby , The body mind soul solution, Soul mind body medicine , Body and soul by Jade Williams.
m: uh, where's the fiction books?
Me: *points*
she of course walks off without a "thank you" and still on the phone. She, in fact, walks past a sign that says "World Languages" to the books in foreign languages, looking around. She finally runs into another cw, though he's just support staff, but hopefully he can help her.
Why arn't people prepared when they get to the library? And if this friend on the phone works here, why couldn't that person get the book for this moron? I also can see why she was on the phone, she was trying to get the info. but it was a case of the blind leading the blind. Really sad.
I think she didn't like I asked questions, anyway, since that means she has to think.
M for moron.
cw: so you know if the book by the African American writer is fiction?
m; *asking friend on ph. a question.*
I get up to take over.
me: Hi, you want me to take over?
cw: sure. This lady will help you.
m: I need a book.
me: do you know the title?
m: *to person on the phone* you know the title? *to me* It's on the black network.com
me: ok
m: it's something, body and soul.
me: is that the title?
m: uh.
me: does your friend have access of the internet? Can she look it up?
m: My friend works here.
me: ok *looks up body and soul*. Ok, there is Body with soul : slash sugar, cut cholesterol, and get a jump on your best health ever , Body, soul and baby , The body mind soul solution, Soul mind body medicine , Body and soul by Jade Williams.
m: uh, where's the fiction books?
Me: *points*
she of course walks off without a "thank you" and still on the phone. She, in fact, walks past a sign that says "World Languages" to the books in foreign languages, looking around. She finally runs into another cw, though he's just support staff, but hopefully he can help her.
Why arn't people prepared when they get to the library? And if this friend on the phone works here, why couldn't that person get the book for this moron? I also can see why she was on the phone, she was trying to get the info. but it was a case of the blind leading the blind. Really sad.
I think she didn't like I asked questions, anyway, since that means she has to think.
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