#library problems

[samayla]

I am so so so sore today.

After weeding the past three years, we had two empty shelves at the head of our elementary fiction section. We also had several shelves in that section that had no more room for new arrivals. I shuffled all the elementary chapter books down to make room in those tight sections. And then I did the opposite in the high school fiction, which had some shelves with just 10-12 books on them. I condensed that down to create an open shelf at the end of the aisle for new arrivals in that section.

I moved every chapter book we own. And crawled on the floor through most of it because 90% of my patrons are tiny people who need low shelves.

*cries in librarian*

#library #library problems

[grey-gazania]

I was off today, so I missed all the fun at work. And by fun I mean our security guard told a patron that she needed to take her phone call into the vestibule, and the woman responded by jumping on our security guard and pulling her hair and punching her and biting her, so our security guard pepper sprayed the patron and my supervisor had to evacuate the lobby and call the cops.

I didn't even know she carried pepper spray. I don't think it's library issued. Hope she doesn't get in trouble for it.

#library problems

[mrs-tall-librarian]

Nevermind, I had a much better day and feel like I can hold out for a while longer.

#library assistant #children's librarian #library problems

[fromthestacks]

There are probably only like four people here who are gonna understand this rage but

I don’t know if I physically CAN fight the entire Baker & Taylor staff, but if they don’t stop sending “processed” books to my library without jackets and tattle tape I’m gonna fuckin TRY

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

#baker & Taylor #library problems #cataloger problems #niche content

[africanmorning]

I had a very mentally taxing day at work yesterday.

Someone returned a Cat in the Hat themed board game, which, among other things, includes a set of pieces referred to as "playthings."

Now, the patron just so happened to have returned the game missing the "ball plaything" specifically, so I had to fill out a little form about the missing "ball plaything" and then send them an email to let them know they had forgotten to return the "ball plaything" with the rest of the game and to please bring the "ball plaything" back if they found it.

Later, the patron called back to say that they did not know where the "ball plaything" was and would not be able to return it, so then I had to fill out another form that said that the patron was unable to find the "ball plaything" and ask tech services if we would need to charge the patron for the missing "ball plaything."

I had to do all of this with professionalism, and it was very difficult and I very nearly failed, but I managed to pull through in the end.

#library #library problems #library worker

[beansplat]

I’ve only helped with one Christmas activity so far this year and I’m already over it. The littles are cute but that’s enough Christmas for one year.

#and I have 2 more this week 🥲 #library problems #this has been a rant #thank u for reading

[voice-of-illogical-sense]

#tiktok #books #library problems #my vois #vois humor #too tall #spirited away #miyazaki #art book #manga

[louisetaylor]

not all heroes wear capes

some wear firefighter helmets and risk getting burned. some wear EMT uniforms. some wear scrubs and risk getting sick. and SOME wear Library nametags and SNAP themselves with RUBBER bands like an idiot while testing them to see which ones are brittle

#civil service #tag your community heroes #library problems #hometown heroes

[petiolata]

I need to read 5 books that count towards my library's Winter Reading Program (gotta win that mug lol) but I just wanna read fanfics 😞

#winter reading #winter reading program #books & libraries #library problems #library programs #op #personal #Petiolata reads #truly I carry burdens that no one else must labor under

[july-19th-club]

seriously have been thinking about this all night long. call me autistic but the fact that 90% of workplaces the point is not to get your work done and then be done doing it but to instead perform an elaborate social dance in which you find something to do even when you're done doing everything you need to do in order to show your fellow workers that you, too, are Working . because you are at Work . disgusting why cant we all agree that if there is no work immediately to be done. we just dont do anything

#i personally like to not be doing things constantly at all times. it stresses me out #i know there are ppl who thrive on cosntant activity #but me i like to chill out. #and the problem then becomes that i only ACTIVELY remember to do work and Find More Work To Do when im stressed #at the thought that others might want to see me working #if im ever relaxed i just dont look for stuff to do #catch 22 of modern work culture which permeates even ostensibly noncapitalist structures like public libraries #for instance: will it really kill anybody if the books get shelved by me now after a very busy day? #or shelved tomorrow morning by. well probably me since i'll be the one at the desk #not in the slightest #but it was work that wasnt being immediately done by me. therefore it was incorrect behavior #that i failed to identify because my instinct is to relax when not immediately presented with a Situation #this got me labeled as 'having no initiative' by my dad from a very early age #and even as an adult i still feel like im a child with no initiative

[afawnintheforest]

The only downside of putting books on hold at the library is that they all seem to come at once, no matter how you attempt to space them out.

#natalie posts #the reason i read so fast is because of the library #i have 5 books i need to read in two weeks #library problems #books #reading

[genieinanovel]

Why I Don't Like Celebrity Book Clubs

I’M BAACCKKK! Not that it’s been a super-long time, but I’m hoping this post will kick me back into a somewhat regular posting schedule again. I’m not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but I really can’t stand these celebrity book-clubs/celebrity endorsements of books. There are a few reasons, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way. I have only ever read one that was…

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#bibliophile #book blog #book lover #book review blog #celebrity book clubs #genie in a novel #library problems #overhyped books #reasons why i don&039;t like celebrity book clubs #reputation tour #taylor swift

[st7arlight]

suffice to say, it has been raining a bit at my library

#ramblings #library problems #funny how the place full of books keeps fucking flooding #my office is fine though #as are the materials i work with most days #so ehh nbd #mine

[tigger8900]

The good and bad of pride displays

The good is that the displays are going well this year. I've even managed to move a few of my "I promise this is queer, yes I know the cover doesn't scream romance just trust me" titles. The picture book display in particular had been decimated, genuinely. This isn't some Hide the Pride bullshit.

The bad is that I'm out of picture books to refill the display with. 😭 I had to raid the biographies for easy titles about actual LGBTQ people, and even that didn't fill the whole display. I had to resort to putting up Lil Nas X's alphabet book, which as far as I know has nothing to do with pride(disclaimer: I haven't read it, merely admired the cover) other than that the author happens to be gay! With some artful rearranging, I managed to create the illusion that the display was, more or less, filled.

And then. And then! It got better-worse, because I walked by and there were holes again, not 30 minutes after I'd restocked. Turns out my manager came along behind me and thought the last remaining titles that I'd dredged up from the depths of the stacks were so delightful that she had to take them home to share with her wife. 🤦‍♀️ Like, yay? But also, why!? How can we have pride when you've taken it all home? 😂

#pride #library problems #problems that aren't actually problems but stress me out anyway

[africanmorning]

*Staffing a con*

*Supposed to be promoting our Gunpla events*

*Connect two people already at our event to local library language-learning resources instead*

#library worker #library problems #earlier in the night I was trying to help someone with the parking garage app and told them they'd need their library card #I meant credit card #staffing gunpla last year is how I got my editing position with the aegis project #library #personal story

[mrs-tall-librarian]

Might be about time to turn in my 2 weeks notice

#children's librarian #library assistant #library problems #i don't know how much longer i can do this