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Forwarded from another library source. Obviously, it's not just the KIDS who ask strange questions. . . Enjoy! Alice H. Yucht, Heritage School Library Livingston, NJ >>WEIRD LIBRARY REFERENCE QUESTIONS >> >>All of these situations are real and some of them were mighty embarrassing. >>Enjoy! >> >>Part 1: Actual reference queries reported by American and Canadian library >>reference desk workers of various levels. >> >>"Do you have books here?" >> >>"Do you have a list of all the books written in the English language?" >> >>"Do you have a list of all the books I've ever read?" >> >>"I'm looking for Robert James Waller's book, 'Waltzing through Grand >>Rapids'." (Actual title wanted: "Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend.") >> >>"Do you have that book by Rushdie: 'Satanic Nurses'?" (Actual title: >>"Satanic Verses") >> >>"Where is the reference desk?" This was asked of a person sitting at a >>desk who had, hanging above her head, a sign saying "REFERENCE DESK"! >> >>"I was here about three weeks ago looking at a cookbook that cost $39.95. >>Do you know which one it is?" >> >>"Which outlets in the library are appropriate for my hairdryer?" >> >>"Can you tell me why so many famous Civil War battles were fought on >>National Park sites?" >> >>"Do you have any books with photographs of dinosaurs?" >> >>"I need a color photograph of George Washington [Christopher Columbus, >>King Arthur, Moses, Socrates, etc.]" >> >>"I need a photocopy of Booker T. Washington's birth certificate." >> >>"I need to find out Ibid's first name for my bibliography." >> >>"Why don't you have any books by Ibid? He's written a lot of important >stuff." >> >>"I'm looking for information on carpal tunnel syndrome. I think I'm having >>trouble with it in my neck." >> >>"Is the basement upstairs?" (Asked at First Floor Reference Desk) >> >>"I am looking for a list of laws that I can break that would send me back >>to jail for a couple of months." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 3) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=