My boss tells the following story from her days as a reference librarian. One day a patron approached her and asked for a book about snakes, particularly snakes in that region of Florida. After she had retrieved some snake books, her eyes fell on the paper bag that the patron had placed on the counter. "What's in the bag?" she asked. … [Read more...] about What’s in the bag?
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Not all information is good information
Go to martinlutherking.org and you will find offensive and inflammatory material written by Klan sympathizers. Countless students will no doubt discover this page quite innocently as they prepare to do school reports. This web-page is a blatant example of why Google is not a replacement for libraries. Students often think that whatever material they find on the Internet is … [Read more...] about Not all information is good information
Chicken Walks in to the Library – Ha! Ha!
A chicken walked in to the library, went up to the librarian, flapped her wings and said, "Bok! Bok!" The librarian reached behind her, grabbed a book, and placed it under the chicken's wing. And, out the door, the chicken waddled. A few minutes later, the chicken returned. She placed the book on the counter, looked at the librarian, flapped her wings, and said, "Bok! … [Read more...] about Chicken Walks in to the Library – Ha! Ha!