Jul 30, 2010 some preliminary ideas for books to read are this book is overdue. Why i cant do what you want by molly brandenburg arrived in the mail. Scott douglas an unexpectedly raucous and illuminating memoir set in a southern. Dispatches from a public librarian by scott douglas isbn. Around the world today, people are celebrating may daythe international day of the workerwith parades, picnics and other demonstrations of solidarity. I do not find it terrible that someone, really anyone, might merely wish for these last four items as they work, nor horrible to contemplate that they might pass along these thoughts. Ive been a public librarian for 15 years since i was 23 so im nowhere near 65 and im not bitter. Posts about libraries written by goddess in the stacks. Oddballs, geeks, and gangstas in the public library. Syracuse university provides full pay to bargaining unit employees for time spent fighting fires during normal working hours, providing the employee is a bona fide member of a unit that is engaged in such activities, and has presented proof of such. Some preliminary ideas for books to read are this book is overdue. As an aspiring writer whose words mostly cling to the back of napkins and beerstained notebooks, yet wish to write for a magazine or newspaper, it is always something to shout about when your painstaking sentences see the light of day, up from the pitchdarkened office space basements while still holding on to your stapler. Normally, its sweaty spoiled kids involved in some sort of pushing match because of the comment soandso left on a myspace page. Also includes several other library themed humor essays.
The author recounts his experiences as a library page then full blown. Not your grandmothers library, understated henry fortunato, kansas city public librarys director of public affairs. Dispatches from a public librarian by scott douglas 1,738 ratings, 3. These are a selection of the titles weve recommended. Id much prefer clicking over to dispatches from a public librarian on mcsweeneys and rereading some of douglas anecdotes.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. During the shootings at columbine high school, patricia patti nielson placed a 911 call from the library while the killers were in the library shooting students. Mar 17, 2010 this week i am mostly blogging about time management. When i tell people i went to library school, the most common reaction is either youre joking, right. A celebration of libraries by many authors via chris garnsworthy. I said something along the lines of ladies, lets please break it up. Giving nicknames to problem patrons is one way to provide humor on the job. Dispatches from a public librarian 10th anniversary.
Dispatches from a public librarian scott douglas slideshare. This, also arguably, could be asking for some freaking originality andor not getting sexually harrassed at work. For most of us, librarians are the quiet people behind the desk, who. As an aspiring writer whose words mostly cling to the back of napkins and beerstained notebooks, yet wish to write for a magazine or newspaper, it is always something to shout about when your painstaking sentences see the light of day, up from the pitchdarkened office space basements while still holding on. Apr 20, 2010 i finally finished reading scott douglas quiet, please. Im hoping that a few hours spent looking at this is going to payoff in terms of getting more done, and hopefully with less stress. Hi my names allison and im a librarian and i have a confession to make. Dispatches investigates what lifes like for frontline public sector workers following seven years of pay freezes and pay caps, and reveals how far salaries have fallen in real terms. Books which feature public libraries public libraries news. Today were launching a new platform, dispatches, where well.
Quiet, please was a fantasyhorror radio show that ran from 1947 to 1949 and i honestly never expected something so old to be done so well. Checkout information may be found in the library catalog under staff picks. As a friend of mine, who arrived in this country as an immigrant at age 11, used to say of her library years, i started with a. Youll get it a whole lot quicker buying it the traditional way through an online bookstore like amazon or an actual store like borders, so i would go that route. Dispatches from a public librarian 10th anniversary edition paperback at. He was usually quiet but would occasionally harass librarians over things like having only one book of. There was the smell of old books, a smell that has a way of making all libraries seem t. Oct 22, 2007 also, if you want a laugh, check out my blogdispatch on dispatches from a public librarian and there are no stereotypical ssh in this book. In fact i have a pretty cool job running our librarys website.
But in quiet, please, mcsweeneys contributor scott douglas puts the quirky caretakers of our literature front and center. The content isnt really much different from what you find on refgrunt, just the tone is somehow much different. An unexpectedly raucous and illuminating memoir set in a southern california public library. Chancellor philip hammond s comments on public sector pay reflects a politics of blame that shirks the real issues, says guardian columnist zoe williams. This week i am mostly blogging about time management. Susan kent is a consultant for libraries around the world in the areas of facilities and strategic planning, leadership, and organization development.
Contains the first 37 dispatches of dispatches from a public librarian from mcsweeneys contributer and author of quiet, please, scott douglas. An unquiet history by matthew battles, and quiet, please. Until now, individuals who were interested in pursuing a career as a librarian only had a few chances throughout the year to apply for the state library funded master of library and information science grant, but now, all that has. Regardless of how i felt about the scene, i am a librarian, and, though it is not in my job description, i must do my best to keep order. It is not because the book is bad, but i do have some very mixed feelings about it overall. State librarian north dakota state library, a division of the. Short stories about libraries and librarians by michael cart. Philip hammond has urged caution over any moves to lift the cap on publicsector pay, arguing that on average workers in the sector remain better compensated than their private counterparts. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Over 15 years ago a friend told me about this book called rock and roll babes from outer space well how could i go past that. Even though i generally dislike the smarmy tone of much of what appears in mcsweeneys, i have been enjoying the occasional dispatches from a public librarian. Set against the unlikely backdrop of a californian public library, quiet, please is an unexpectedly raucous and illuminating memoir.
For most of us, librarians are the quiet people behind the desk who, apart from the occasional shush, vanish into the background. Philip hammond urges caution over moves to lift public. There are obviously many more episodes than this one, but of the ones ive heard, this one is by far the best. If anyone is a dream expert, please let me know whats wrong with me. Previous publicprivate pay comparisons at the state and local levels, including numerous reports published by the economic policy institute epi, significantly undercount publicsector pension. A lot of the time youre learning as you go so things take longer to do. Jun 28, 2008 not your grandmothers library, understated henry fortunato, kansas city public librarys director of public affairs. Gotham humor teacher scott lacounte just saw the release of quiet, please, his memoir about life as a librarian. Dispatches from a public librarian, an ongoing ya series the n00b warriors, and two technical books on iphone app development going mobile and build your own. The author recounts his experiences as a library page then full blown librarian in the city of. To protect not the innocent but himself, the book is published under the name scott douglas. Dispatches from a public librarian by scott douglas is a memoir about life as a public librarian in anaheim, california. I guess everyone goes through a period of adjustment when going into a new job.
These are all nonfiction titles, but we could also read some fun fiction titlesfor instance, there are a ton of bibliomysteries. The 5 people who make me hate the public library bookgasm. Mar 14, 2015 hi my names allison and im a librarian and i have a confession to make. Would the librarian who ruled over the juvenile section free you to enter the pay dirt of the rest of the library. Dec 06, 2008 carrie, this kind of thing shocks me every time i see it. Several of your points are valid libraries being public institutions get every kind of customer imaginable because were public. Scott douglas wrote this about page, which, he admits, makes him sound a bit like a narcissist.
I enter the restroom, and discover that indeed this is the casea. Librarians the library of digress public libraries, web 2. The key question, when it came to interpreting the world back then, was this. When i was a kid, 20 years ago, i got kicked out of the library for misbehaving, said scott douglas, author of quiet please. I finally finished reading scott douglas quiet, please.
For most of us, librarians are the quiet people behind the desk, who, apart from the occasional shush, vanish into the background. Upon arriving at the fracas, i was met by another peacekeeping librarian. Quiet, please faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. Today is the first time in several weeks that i have a day off from basically everywhere i work fyi, on top of working for a public library, i also work pt at a college library, freelance gigs, and teaching writing through the gotham writers workshop. Public service leave human resources syracuse university. For me, the first inklings of a love for books was because of mrs. Dispatches from a public librarian by scott douglas my rating. Im hoping that a few hours spent looking at this is going to pay off in terms of getting more done, and hopefully with less stress. Not long ago, the public library was a place for the.
The reference librarian s and library director contacted law enforcement as well as some public private high schools relaying this false information to them that i am some type of sexual predator or pedophile, even though i had never even spoken with this individual even 1 time. An historical romance 1966 by richard brautigan via jules. Dispatches from a public librarian held such promise, the initial flip through the pages had me wanting more, it seemed so clever really the way the chapters were set up, the funny little footnotes until one actually sat down to read it word for word. Also, if you want a laugh, check out my blogdispatch on dispatches from a public librarian and there are no stereotypical ssh in this book. Dream one a patron comes to me to make me aware of strange noises coming from the mens restroom, which he believes are the sounds of copulation.
Carrie, this kind of thing shocks me every time i see it. Dispatches was broadcast on channel 4 at monday 23 october 2017, 20. The abortion is a genre novel parody concerning the librarian of a very unusual california library which accepts books in any form and from anyone who wishes to drop one off at the librarychildren submit tales told in crayon about their toys. For many years the north dakota state library has supported the education of professional librarians in north dakota. Dispatches from a public librarian this week, and right after that, everyday cat excuses. Had i paid more, then maybe i would have been a little disappointed. Some business owners apparently dont want to take the time to watch out for themselves, preferring instead to place way too much trust in a valued employee who will do it for them. It also establishes handy covertlike codenames for people should problems persist. From the wall street journal to national public radio, mildmannered librarian don borchert had america laughing with the hardcover edition of his tellall memoir that revealed the often startling truth about modernday libraries. While quiet, please does an excellent job of describing the ins and outs of library life, the best part about it is that it provides an opportunity to just simply listen to the authors voice his perspectives on what the librarys relationship should be with the public, how the librarian should fulfill that responsibility, how libraries could improve. But it wasnt a cover that brought me to lindas books, but the title. Dispatches from a public librarian 10th anniversary edition 25may2016 by scott douglas kindle edition.
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