Don't quote us on that

A patron moved rather stiffly to the desk with a call number written on a piece of paper. "I checked the shelf," she said, "but the book wasn't there."

"Do you mind if I check, too?" I asked.

"Please." We walked over to the shelf. I found the book in the correct spot - on the lowest shelf, next to the floor.

"I'm sorry," she said. "I didn't see it down there."

"That's ok, " I answered. "I don't think we should keep Dealing With Chronic Back Pain on the bottom shelf, do you?"

***

A man in his early twenties approached the desk holding out his card. "I need a new password," he said.

"I can help you with that. Let me see your card." I took the card and looked at it. I was pretty sure it was not his.

"Sir? Are you telling me your name's Yvonne?"

***

A young woman came to the desk with a big smile on her face. She seemed to recognize me, but I had never seen her before. She saw my hesitation and said, "Aren't you the librarian who was helping me when I walked into the wall?" (I wasn't!)

***

Another young woman came in to use the Internet. I am sure I have never seen her before - she was using a very memorable place to store her extra packs of cigarettes. A colleague pulled me in back and whispered, "I didn't know they did square implants now!"

Comments

[Vera]

These are worthy of Reader's Digest! (That may not sound like high praise, but their funnies are really funny.) You might want to submit them!

Love your blog--thanks so much for looking on the bright side!

[Daniel Cornwall]

Great to see you posting again. Thanks for spreading kindly humor and inspiration.