Re: [LM_NET] Share: bookstore humor

[Barbara Fritz <bfritzlibrary@GMAIL.COM>]

I straighten shelves, help all kinds of strangers in any store I'm in. Glad
to know I am not the only one in the world.

I love all you guys! We are all alike.  My quote line says it all!

Merry Christmas (Happy Holidays) and a Happy New Year.

Barb

On Dec 19, 2007 10:18 AM, Donnette Mickelson <coreys@chibardun.net> wrote:

> Okay so I am in Borders last night picking up some books for school and
> some
> Christmas gifts and I guess it's the librarian in me, but I am listening
> to what
> people are looking for. Here are a couple of the conversations.
>
> Couple #1
> -"The Golden Compass, I wonder what that is?"
>
> "It's a movie. The churches are protesting it because it is
> controversial."
>
> "Oh, never heard of it."
>
>
> Couple #2
> "I wonder if they have The kite runner on DVD?
>
> I have to step in and say it has not been released on DVD yet.
>
> "Wasn't there another one?
>
> "Yes, it's called night of a thousand suns and it's right over there."
>
> "Have you read it? Is it any good?"
>
> "Yes, they are both very well written."
>
> "Thanks."
>
> Couple #3
> " I would like to find Little Women and the Black Stallion but I don't
> know
> where to look because I don't know how they have things arranged here."
>
> "Let's just look around."
>
> In my browsing I come across Little Women and tell them that I am sorry
> to eavesdrop but here is the book that they are looking for.
>
> "It's so thick and there is more than one kind."
>
> I continue shopping and find Black Stallion so I offer that to them.
>
> "This is great. How do you find everything?"
>
> "I guess it's because I'm a librarian and I am used to helping people find
> books."
>
> "Thank you, we were so lucky to find a librarian doing her Christmas
> shopping"
>
>
> I think-Yes you were.
>
>
> Donnette Mickelson
> Library Media Specialist
> Colfax Elementary School
> Colfax, WI 54730
> 715-962-3676
> coreys@chibardun.net
> mickelson@colfax.k12.wi.us
>
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"Librarian. Genetically predisposed to answer questions and correct
misconceptions - whether asked or not." 2 01 2007

Barbara Fritz
Elementary Librarian
Bloomsburg Area School District
Bloomsburg PA
bfritzlibrary@gmail.com
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