Chocolatespoon: Emily’s Musings

Another busy Sunday. 2 Hours A, 4 Hours J. Here are some of the questions/requests:
The Confident Hope
The Custom of the Sea
Goldfinger
Unknown Soldiers: The Story of the Missing of the First World War
dictionary
videos in German
do I need a password for the computers?
someone actually called out time management a “brilliant system” for its ability to [...]

A hot and quiet day on the J desk this afternoon (5 hrs) but it was fun to be there and catch up with some folks. Weeded most of the ‘N’ picture books since it was so quiet. Here are some of the (few) questions/requests today:
replacement summer reading sheet x2
I Can Read With [...]

4 hours J, 2 hours A today. Lots of kids signing up for the summer reading program and finding the picture of Polly the Parrot that is hidden each week in a different spot. Had a lot of fun catching up with the other Sunday afternoon regulars since it seems like its been [...]

3 hours J, 4 hours A today. Pretty quiet with the holiday weekend and the big downtown mushroom festival going on. Here are some of the questions/requests:
joke books
pictures of stomachs
famous buildings
tooth care
coloring sheets
trucks
police
princess books
snakes
siberian huskies
german shepherds
Garfield
books with Star Wars characters
Narnia
DMV info
other movies the girl from Runaway Jury is in
Johnny Cash CDs
what’s going on [...]

Busy day at the library because of the ground-breaking and what-not. I was on the adult side all day (8 hours) and found out that I only have one more Saturday booked with them which is very sad because I absolutely love working at this library. Oh well, I’m sure I’ll find other [...]

At the last minute I filled in for a 3 hour shift tonight on the J desk (someone had jury duty). It was a pretty quiet night, but a few fun queries. Here’s some of the questions/requests:
WW2 google image from a site that was blocked (could still save it)
Newbury bookmark
reproduction
use phone x4
Da Vinci
Joan [...]

4 hours A, 4 hours J. Weeded mysteries in between questions. Busy for some stretches but quiet overall (it was a gorgeous day outside). Here are some of the questions/requests:
book sale today? (no, first Saturday of each month)
new card not in Time Mgmt system
catalog computer? x3
Association (the musical group, sang Along [...]

Here are some of the questions from 12-6 on the A desk (I finally found my notes and am adding these in a week late)
global warming
The Art of Loving
living wage
Escape from Freedom
Ranch-style interior design
Warren Buffett
the sequel to Terms of Endearment
Titan AE
scholarly articles arguing for Scott Peterson’s innocence (???)
postings for bulletin board x2
Clinton’s domestic policy
printing help
carport [...]

A nice mix today — 4 hours J, 4 hours A. Quiet in the morning but a busy afternoon with some major computer stresses (first the time management, then the print management). In between I selected new Easter books for next year (a huge number of popular ones are out of print though) [...]

A lot of fun today on the desk — got to work on a cute craft project for the upcoming volunteer thank you party (little hands holding a thank you message), met a new intern and got to chat with her about life on the desk (and came away with some great restaurant recommendations from [...]