I've decided to begin doing a Quote of the Day in my blog where I will note a particularly interesting, funny, or clever quote or conversation I heard in the library that particular day. I'll start with an oldie, but a goody from the Children's Room:
"I'm looking for a book, and uhhh.... I think it has a fish on the front..."
"Do you remember the title at all or the author or the subject?"
"No, just that it had a fish on the front that was colorful."
I was stumped, but Miss Laura saved the day by miraculously knowing the exact book that the girl was looking for called "Rainbow Fish."
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hahaha! That's just the beginning. The first question I ever received on the ref desk was "what color are the PE pants that Arcadia HS wore in 1964." Of course all the pics in the yearbook from back then are in black and white. So I suppose my official answer should have been, "in the yearbook the pants look grey". Fortunately my non-smartmouth side overruled and gave a different response. :)
Dont you know that librarians are mind readers?
In fact today a woman asked if I could help her find a certain mystery book She didn't know the author or the title but thought she would recognize it if she saw it again.
I quickly escorted her to the Reference Desk for an interview.
Clearly I'm a genius. Or I have way too intimate a knowledge of picture books...
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