Tales from the library

[Purplelady1040]

  Don't feel bad, but one Sunday the wife and I went into Steak and Shake to get something to eat.  About the time when church let out.  In came four old ladies all dressed up with big hats and a gallon of perfume on each one of them.  Each one got a good sized meal with several refills on their drinks.  When they left I looked over at the table and there was no tips but this card.  I went over to look at it and it was a prayer card   I came back to the table and said to my wife that that bunch of old tight wad left a prayer card.  My wife said, that's a shame, the waitress can't eat paper.

  I told this story here on the Zone and caught all kinds of hell for having the nerve to see what someone give as a tip.  Pariann was the worse.  How god damn cheap is a person to give a worker paper for a tip.      That's worse than giving a nickle. 

That is just a cheap ass who would leave a prayer card. We always leave a tip and most often it depends on the service but even then we will still leave a tip.

[AbbyTC]

I guess the patron was bored. 


In case you can't tell, those are the outlet covers in the wall! 

[Purplelady1040]

I guess the patron was bored. 


In case you can't tell, those are the outlet covers in the wall!

I wasn't sure what you were showing until you told. Lol.

[Locutus]

I guess the patron was bored. 


In case you can't tell, those are the outlet covers in the wall! 

How in the hell did he/she get those things to stick into the wall like that?  I can't imagine that they weren't damaged and had to be replaced. 

[AbbyTC]

How in the hell did he/she get those things to stick into the wall like that?  I can't imagine that they weren't damaged and had to be replaced.

The patron found holes in the mortar and pushed them in.  They weren't damaged at all and I popped them back into the outlets.  I'd rather deal with that than peed on chairs! 

[Locutus]

No doubt!  Peed on chairs ---->

[Purplelady1040]

No doubt!  Peed on chairs ---->

Lol

[AbbyTC]

Our branch has been on the quiet side lately, which is good, but another branch had to call the police today.  A patron accused another patron of stealing his cell phone and insisted our staff call the police.  They did, and after the police arrived and questioned the one making the accusation, he said he may have left it at his home.  At least there wasn't a fist fight about it, which usually those types of things end up being. 

Some time ago at our branch a man and woman were using the copier when the man forgot a paper and went back to the table to grab it.  An impatient man was behind them and told the girl to get out of the way.  She said a polite no explaining her boyfriend was going to be right back, which he was pretty quick about it.  Before he did come back, the man started to curse the woman out, calling her a bitch and hogging the copier.  When the boyfriend came back, she told him what he said and the boyfriend confronted the man. The boyfriend then proceeded to punch him.  The man punched back and they ended up on the floor rolling around and punching each other.  The cursing man had a bloody nose and the boyfriend's shirt was torn.  We called the police and let them handle it.  As soon as they saw the police, they separated quickly on their own, but they were still handcuffed and taken away.  I have no idea what happened to them, but I haven't seen either of them around.

Who knew the library could become a boxing ring? 

[Purplelady1040]

Our branch has been on the quiet side lately, which is good, but another branch had to call the police today.  A patron accused another patron of stealing his cell phone and insisted our staff call the police.  They did, and after the police arrived and questioned the one making the accusation, he said he may have left it at his home.  At least there wasn't a fist fight about it, which usually those types of things end up being. 

Some time ago at our branch a man and woman were using the copier when the man forgot a paper and went back to the table to grab it.  An impatient man was behind them and told the girl to get out of the way.  She said a polite no explaining her boyfriend was going to be right back, which he was pretty quick about it.  Before he did come back, the man started to curse the woman out, calling her a bitch and hogging the copier.  When the boyfriend came back, she told him what he said and the boyfriend confronted the man. The boyfriend then proceeded to punch him.  The man punched back and they ended up on the floor rolling around and punching each other.  The cursing man had a bloody nose and the boyfriend's shirt was torn.  We called the police and let them handle it.  As soon as they saw the police, they separated quickly on their own, but they were still handcuffed and taken away.  I have no idea what happened to them, but I haven't seen either of them around.

Who knew the library could become a boxing ring? 

Wow!
I do have a question and I may have asked this before. Our library here, the upstairs is predominantly for kids and teens with some gaming computers for them to play. They have a sign that registered sexual offenders are prohibited from being up there. How would they be able to keep up with who is on a list? Do you think they get a list with the offenders pictures on it because I don't see how they would know. Of course, I would never let our kids go upstairs without my husband or I being with them as I have found some really strange people up there.

[AbbyTC]

Wow!
I do have a question and I may have asked this before. Our library here, the upstairs is predominantly for kids and teens with some gaming computers for them to play. They have a sign that registered sexual offenders are prohibited from being up there. How would they be able to keep up with who is on a list? Do you think they get a list with the offenders pictures on it because I don't see how they would know. Of course, I would never let our kids go upstairs without my husband or I being with them as I have found some really strange people up there.

None of our libraries have a sign like that, and neither do any of the other libraries I have visited.  I have no idea how they would keep up with that, or how they inform staff who is on that list short of sending out an email with the list or hanging it in a workroom.  I think a sign like that gives parents a false impression of safety.  What they need to be concerned about are the people that HAVEN'T made the list yet.  I had a child abuse background check before I started working.  That's good, but it doesn't catch the ones who haven't been caught yet.  (Does that make sense?)  We have a separate teen and children's area, but we had a creep that would sit at a table in the adult section and would stare at women, particularly tweens or teens that were there doing research in the adult non-fiction area.  One tween was with her father and the creep was a table over.  The father kept seeing him staring at his daughter and then noticed the rhythmic motion of his arm.  Although we had no proof as he was sitting at an angle that the camera couldn't see his arm, it seemed quite evident he was masturbating.  We saw him before at the library, and after being confronted about staring at the girl, he never came back.  We were all watching out for him as we wanted to catch him and get him banned. 

[Purplelady1040]

None of our libraries have a sign like that, and neither do any of the other libraries I have visited.  I have no idea how they would keep up with that, or how they inform staff who is on that list short of sending out an email with the list or hanging it in a workroom.  I think a sign like that gives parents a false impression of safety.  What they need to be concerned about are the people that HAVEN'T made the list yet.  I had a child abuse background check before I started working.  That's good, but it doesn't catch the ones who haven't been caught yet.  (Does that make sense?)  We have a separate teen and children's area, but we had a creep that would sit at a table in the adult section and would stare at women, particularly tweens or teens that were there doing research in the adult non-fiction area.  One tween was with her father and the creep was a table over.  The father kept seeing him staring at his daughter and then noticed the rhythmic motion of his arm.  Although we had no proof as he was sitting at an angle that the camera couldn't see his arm, it seemed quite evident he was masturbating.  We saw him before at the library, and after being confronted about staring at the girl, he never came back.  We were all watching out for him as we wanted to catch him and get him banned.

Yes it makes sense. I know that Kentucky Revised Statutes or KRS as we all know it around here I guess makes them post it. But I completely understand about the background check. Our library also has a sign that minors under 12 cannot be upstairs by themselves without a guardian or parent but I won't let our 15 year old even be up there alone. Call it paranoia or overprotective parent but I prefer to be cautious.

[libby]

Our branch has been on the quiet side lately, which is good, but another branch had to call the police today.  A patron accused another patron of stealing his cell phone and insisted our staff call the police.  They did, and after the police arrived and questioned the one making the accusation, he said he may have left it at his home.  At least there wasn't a fist fight about it, which usually those types of things end up being. 

Some time ago at our branch a man and woman were using the copier when the man forgot a paper and went back to the table to grab it.  An impatient man was behind them and told the girl to get out of the way.  She said a polite no explaining her boyfriend was going to be right back, which he was pretty quick about it.  Before he did come back, the man started to curse the woman out, calling her a bitch and hogging the copier.  When the boyfriend came back, she told him what he said and the boyfriend confronted the man. The boyfriend then proceeded to punch him.  The man punched back and they ended up on the floor rolling around and punching each other.  The cursing man had a bloody nose and the boyfriend's shirt was torn.  We called the police and let them handle it.  As soon as they saw the police, they separated quickly on their own, but they were still handcuffed and taken away.  I have no idea what happened to them, but I haven't seen either of them around.

Who knew the library could become a boxing ring? 

That story and some of the others you've told made me realize the county library close to my home is quite dull by comparison; it's all one floor open to the public. Of course I don't work there so may be missing some action during my brief visits.

[The Troll]

  My wife worked at the library for several years.  One night she was working the night shift by herself and about closing time and after all of the people had left.  Out of one of the empty and dark rooms, this strange looking man came walking out of the room.  She picked up the telephone and called 911 and she said to the guy, I just call the police and they are on their way.  The man hurried out the back door.  How about that one for you to think about Abby.        

[Purplelady1040]

  My wife worked at the library for several years.  One night she was working the night shift by herself and about closing time and after all of the people had left.  Out of one of the empty and dark rooms, this strange looking man came walking out of the room.  She picked up the telephone and called 911 and she said to the guy, I just call the police and they are on their way.  The man hurried out the back door.  How about that one for you to think about Abby.        

Glad she was okay!

[AbbyTC]

  My wife worked at the library for several years.  One night she was working the night shift by herself and about closing time and after all of the people had left.  Out of one of the empty and dark rooms, this strange looking man came walking out of the room.  She picked up the telephone and called 911 and she said to the guy, I just call the police and they are on their way.  The man hurried out the back door.  How about that one for you to think about Abby.        

That's why we have a rule of two people always closing.  We also do a sweep of the library 15 minutes before closing and then when we close.  Also, when we leave the building at closing, we are to walk out with a friend and make sure each other gets to our cars safely. Even though the library is in a pretty safe area, we are still vigilant when we close and leave.