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Top 20 Things Librarians Wish Patrons Knew

November 21, 2008 - 6:06pm — birdie

Four-part column from the Seattle Book Examiner:
"Top 20 things librarians wish patrons knew" by Danielle Dreger-Babbitt.

  • Part 1, including "Enough with the sexy librarian jokes".
  • Part 2, including "We like it when you thank us".
  • Part 3, including "Practice good hygiene".

    and finally...

  • Part 4, including "Pay your fines".

    Columnist Dreger-Babbitt (who has spent the last 13 years working in bookstores and libraries) adds..."Librarians, did I leave anything out? Leave your suggestions in the comments section below."

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    November 24, 2008 - 4:50pm — Anonymous (not verified)

    The bigger question! What do

    The bigger question! What do Library staff wish that non-users knew about the library:
    Libraries have DVDs and downloadable materials, Staff are not same as your 7th grade experience....

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    November 24, 2008 - 4:56pm — Charley Hively (not verified)

    Top 20 suggestion

    When patrons go to the movies or watch a TV show, and someone confidently strides up to a microfilm reader/printer, then whizzes through the reel of film and miraculously stops on the EXACT article they're looking for, I wish patrons knew that it just doesn't happen that way. Actually quite the opposite. Microfilm searching a labor-intensive, time-consuming, and painstaking type of research, which, of course, librarians know all too well!

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