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Library Patron #562: The Card Collector

January 4, 2013 by Allie

The situation: Patron comes in, hands us library card, wants to use computer.

 

Library: This clibrary cardard has overdue items and excessive fines and is blocked.  You will need to clear the account.

Patron: I don’t know what you’re talking about! I NEVER checked out those books!

Library: Oh. Well. We always require a library card so you will need to check with the police about a stolen ID, or, clear the account.

Patron: Wait! That isn’t my card! That’s my BROTHER’S card! We must have accidentally exchanged cards.

Library: Do you have your own card?

Patron: At home. I’ll just use his and he can come in and clear the account later.

Library: No. Your own card will be required.

Patron: Oh, here it is!

Library: Given the circumstances we will need to see identification.

Patron: WHAT?? I left it in the car.

Library: We will wait.

Patron leaves and doesn’t come back – leaving wallet behind. Wallet which has 3 different library cards with 3 different names, 2 different driver’s licenses with different names, 2 social security cards, and 3 credit cards. We turned it over to the police.

 

MORAL: If you are going to steal someone’s library card, find someone without overdue books!

 

*Used with the permission of the Director from a neighboring library system who shared it on the Director’s ListServe (and no she did not make this up).

Filed Under: Life as a Librarian Tagged With: identification, libraries, library card, overdue books

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  1. Lisa Orchard says

    January 4, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    This is a funny story! Thanks for the laugh!

    • Allie says

      January 5, 2013 at 12:12 am

      I’m glad it amused you as much as it did me. Thanks for stopping by!

  2. Paul R. Hewlett says

    January 5, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Very amusing indeed. Wow, people never cease to amaze me. I bet you get lots of stories, especially with the computers available now.

    Paul R. Hewlett

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