Info Pimp

"Libraries are brothels for the mind. Which means that librarians are the madams, greeting punters, understanding their strange tastes and needs, and pimping their books." Guy Browning (The Guardian column, www.guardian.co.uk 18 October 2003)

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

*sings* "my own pers.on.al weirdo"

I had an interesting exchange today on the phone at work.

Me: "XYZ Library, Miss Y* speaking."

Caller: "Hi. What time are you open until today?"

Me: "Today...9pm we close."

Caller: "aah, this is the nice Miss Y?"

Me: [laughing] "Oh no, I'm terribly sorry, you must be confused. This is the horrible mean and nasty Miss Y."

Caller: "Oh you are so lovely. You are the one that does the storytimes, yes?"

Me: "Ah, the storytimes."

Caller: "You are wonderful. You are so gorgeous."

Me: "Oh okay, thankyou. See you later" [hangs up].

Now - do I email the boss with this as a compliment to Library staff, as she has instructed us to do more often - or as an incident to be reported in case I've a new personal weirdo?

And what is more scary:
- That a random patron thinks I'm lovely?
- Or that it may be one of the Dads who bring their toddlers to storytime?


*Pseudonym-city. Deal.

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