Teatime Librarian

A dose of cute courtesy of Morris & Greta

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:16:12 -0500

A dose of cute courtesy of Morris & Greta

My glass jar terrarium with Lepanthopsis astrophora...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:58:00 -0400

My glass jar terrarium with Lepanthopsis astrophora ‘Stalky’ orchid inside. The orchid will stay this size through its lifetime and produce tiny flowers.

Hot Presidents

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:21:32 -0400

Me: I think Obama is the hottest president yet.
David: Really? Hotter than Andrew Jackson?
Me: You think Andrew Jackson is hot?
David: Yeah, he's all rugged.

I am not a mind reader

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:36:13 -0400

On three separate occasions, patrons came to the desk tonight and said only the following:
Can you fix this? (With no corresponding body language or item)
It happened again (he confused me with another librarian who had helped him before)
Pass (and thrusts ID at me, presumably to request a visitors pass for the computer)

Me and David at Top of the Town in Arlington, VA. What a nice...

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:19:11 -0400

Me and David at Top of the Town in Arlington, VA. What a nice place for a wedding reception!

"I like my tea like I like my women— loose."

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:13:13 -0400

““I like my tea like I like my women— loose.””

- My incredibly inappropriate husband.

Mary Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With...

Sun, 10 May 2009 22:18:00 -0400

Mary Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockle shells

and pretty maids all in a row.

The Road

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:54:11 -0400

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
McCarthy’s style is understated and beautiful— so much emotion hovers just below the surface of his simple prose. Though it sounds like a cliche, his novel evokes questions about what it means to be human and what it means to love another person. It is not a “happy” book, but it is a very enjoyable one.

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The librarian is not flirting with you; it's her job to be nice

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:31:00 -0400

Patron walks in to the empty children's room. He's middle-aged and I have helped him before.
Me: Hello, how are you? (In a tone intended to politely hint that he should not be in the children's room as he is a middle-aged man without a child)
Patron: I'm fine, how are you?
Me: I'm good, thanks.
Patron: I didn't ask how you look, I asked how you are. *walks closer to the desk*
Me: I'm fine, thank you. (trying to pretend he so did not just say that)
Patron: I said, I didn't ask how you look, I asked how you are.
Me: *nervous laughter*

"Libraries serve the information needs of all of the people in the community — not just the loudest,..."

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:22:54 -0400

“Libraries serve the information needs of all of the people in the community — not just the loudest, not just the most powerful, not even just the majority. Libraries serve everyone.”

- Judith Krug, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/opinion/15wed4.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:12:00 -0400

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
It is a great story with really captivating characters— I thoroughly enjoyed it. At first the footnotes turned me off, but I grew to love them. It was challenging to read a book with so much Spanglish, but I stopped worrying about trying to understand every word perfectly, and was kind of like listening in on conversations at work in the New Brunswick Free Public Library, which should be a testament to the authenticity of the style given that a good portion of the book takes place in New Brunswick.

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Review: In the Woods by Tana French

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:58:55 -0400

In the Woods by Tana French

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I enjoyed the police procedural aspect of the book and the extra twist that Rob is a victim as well as a officer. I was mad at the way he treated his partner after certain events unfolded and that made him less sympathetic, but more realistic. Overall it was enjoyable and sort of akin to a good episode of Law and Order SVU.

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Our friendly backyard groundhog. So cute! I think his/her name...

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:51:00 -0400

Our friendly backyard groundhog. So cute! I think his/her name should be Gumdrop.

Squirrel Librarian

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:48:45 -0400

Me: How do squirrels remember where they buried their nuts?
David: They have good spacial memory.
Me: Oh, so it's like how I remember where books physically are on their shelves, but not what Dewey number they are.
David: Yes, you're Cami the Squirrel Librarian.

Oh Snap!

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:07:37 -0400

Scene: It's April 1st and I am in a high school language arts class promoting our upcoming discussion and online chat with the author of "Life As We Knew It"

Me: Raise your hand if you are interested in coming to the event

Boy in front row: What did you say?

Me: I said raise your hand if you are interested in coming to the event

Boy: (Raising is hand) I'm interested

Me: Great!

Boy: April Fools

Ohhhh Snap!

Uganda Pics!

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:05:00 -0400

Uganda Pics!

Visually Stunning

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:06:00 -0500

Rebecca: I was watching "Flight of the Conchords"
David: That was a visually stunning movie
Rebecca: ?
Me: Are you thinking of "Winged Migration"?
David: Yes

A winter hike in the Norvin Green State Forest

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:22:00 -0500

A winter hike in the Norvin Green State Forest

COSTA RICA!

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:34:00 -0500

COSTA RICA!

Christmas knitting roundup!

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:32:00 -0500

Christmas knitting roundup!