Librarian tales : funny, strange, and inspiring dispatches from the stacks

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"Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of librarian William Ottens's experience working behind service desks and in the stacks of public libraries, most recently at the Lawrence Public Library in Kansas. In Librarian Tales, published in cooperation with the American Library Association, readers will learn about strange things librarians have found in book drops, weird and obscure reference questions, the stress of tax season, phrases your local...

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ISBN:

9781510755888
1510755888

Description:

xiv, 219 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

"Published in partnership with ALA Editions."

Contents:

Introduction: where are the books?
Where all my problems began. Every bookish kid's dream (or one librarian's path)
Five things I learned in library school
I need a library: the struggle is real
It's like a dream come true: my first library job
Tales from. Circulation
Reference
Youth services
Tech support
Collection services
Library director tales. [In Ralph Wiggum's voice]: "I'm a director!"
The buck stops where?
The many hats of a small library director
Leaving the place in one piece
Librarian rants and raves. We don't just sit and read all day
What not to say to a librarian and other pet peeves
Joys of librarianship
This isn't my last chapter
Final words and new, bigger problems

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2875219

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