tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7565003289935083213..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public LibrarianSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-53071964756452236752008-12-29T15:28:00.000-06:002008-12-29T15:28:00.000-06:00I'm a librarian myself. I've worked mainly in aca...I'm a librarian myself. I've worked mainly in academic libraries, and I've volunteered at public libraries. I also read this book. While I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Douglas went a little over the top in his descriptions of the behaviors of some of the librarians/staff/patrons, a lot of it was still pretty believable. I haven't dealt with too many strange coworkers, but, even in A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33673752438876591522008-12-15T19:28:00.000-06:002008-12-15T19:28:00.000-06:00You make a great point, nickabe57, and I understan...You make a great point, nickabe57, and I understand what you're saying.<BR/><BR/>Somehow, though, I can't help but be a little disturbed at the way traditional libraries are turning into community entertainment centers - with all the noise and lack of respect for others that comes with the change.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-65841096159604375592008-12-15T19:26:00.000-06:002008-12-15T19:26:00.000-06:00Thanks for the link, Maggie.Thanks for the link, Maggie.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-20257997033213096162008-12-10T21:04:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:04:00.000-06:00I love Rick the Librarian's blog! He does loads o...I love Rick the Librarian's blog! He does loads of nonfiction! :)http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-5632700346389069152008-12-08T12:33:00.000-06:002008-12-08T12:33:00.000-06:00Sam--hate to beat a dead horse here, and i underst...Sam--hate to beat a dead horse here, and i understand and empathize with your points...BUT, I wouldnt say there is a dilution of intelligence in public libraries. With the overwhelming internet-based technologies emerging (seemingly) everday, librarians must keep up. Digital technologies and training take up alot of training time at my library; librarians scrambling to keep up and stay nickabe57https://www.blogger.com/profile/06271800566232580997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-54882698623896836822008-12-07T20:14:00.000-06:002008-12-07T20:14:00.000-06:00Jeane, the footnotes as done by this author are EX...Jeane, the footnotes as done by this author are EXTREMELY irritating, useless, disturbing, not funny, and a complete waste of space.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-26668155416677829662008-12-07T20:13:00.000-06:002008-12-07T20:13:00.000-06:00C.B., I agree. I'm really tired of memoirs that s...C.B., I agree. I'm really tired of memoirs that seem to have been written by wannabe stand-up comics.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to find that librarian blog you mentioned...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-39597128596827765362008-12-07T20:12:00.000-06:002008-12-07T20:12:00.000-06:00Those are legitimate points, Nickabe57, and I larg...Those are legitimate points, Nickabe57, and I largely agree with what you say. But I hate to see the dumbing down of librarians happen just because it's happening to the reading tastes of the general public.<BR/><BR/>The more I think about it, too, non-reading librarians sort of tick me off...why are they taking up space in libraries if they don't appreciate books and reading? There are others Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91861652723835301022008-12-07T20:09:00.000-06:002008-12-07T20:09:00.000-06:00Maggie, I'm not really surprised that a good perce...Maggie, I'm not really surprised that a good percentage of librarians aren't readers - but the way that the author characterizes the whole staff as filled with dysfunctional misfits was just too over the top for my tastes.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12537215916103443652008-12-07T10:43:00.000-06:002008-12-07T10:43:00.000-06:00I'm tired of people who go for laughs at the exspe...I'm tired of people who go for laughs at the exspense of truth. I think David Sedaris has brought his curse on us all. (I still love his earlier books.) <BR/><BR/>I'm a regular reader of Ricklibrarian, a librarian who keeps a blog about what he is reading and what is going on in the library world. He's very good. Not funny, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-45718570565881810252008-12-05T14:37:00.000-06:002008-12-05T14:37:00.000-06:00I've always wondered what it's like to work in a l...I've always wondered what it's like to work in a library, the behind-scenes sort of stuff. So this book interests me, although the footnotes sound annoying.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77736476824795328742008-12-05T14:36:00.000-06:002008-12-05T14:36:00.000-06:00Ok...I've resisted commenting on this blog for a w...Ok...I've resisted commenting on this blog for a while now, but now I think I must break my silence. I work in a public library, working on my Master's so I'm a few credit hours short of calling myself a 'Librarian' (although our job tasks are one in the same). I was an English undergrad. I think the author and myself come from very similar places, but I can't see why he gets all bent out of nickabe57https://www.blogger.com/profile/06271800566232580997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91311668777618247752008-12-05T09:45:00.000-06:002008-12-05T09:45:00.000-06:00Why bother, huh?!? He does have a point about lib...Why bother, huh?!? He does have a point about librarians not really being readers. I know plenty that don't read.maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.com