Well, yeah

September 17th, 2007

Library Computer Guy – “[M]y point is that the public element of a public library exposes a public librarian to a wide array of patrons… a somewhat larger statistical skewing toward those with some form of mental illness.” (via)

2 COmments on “Well, yeah”

1.   Quick Links - Controversial Books and Others - 20 September 2007 by Blogging Librarian Says:
   September 20th, 2007 at 3:47 am

   [...] – Psychology classes for MLIS?Heehee!!! Well, I encounter the same variety of customers in the public libraries in Singapore. There is an elderly gentleman who thinks he’s a gift from God to the people of Singapore, someone who speaks to himself in the middle of the reference floor … loudly, or someone who leaves anti-China notes on the tables in the public areas together with a related article in TIME magazine. There are many others and I’m sure my other colleagues would have met their own fair share of ‘interesting’ patrons in the libraries. See … a librarian’s job is very interesting … besides being information providers, we are also social workers in providing a listening ear.(via Library Stuff) [...]

2. Psychology Job Says:
   October 10th, 2007 at 3:48 am

   Psychology Job…

   I know!…