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Think it's easy being a librarian? Think again!
September 19, 2011 - 7:23am — Blake
What are the toughest questions tossed at reference librarians?
I asked the city librarian about the system's struggles in an interview for a local news website. The story appeared earlier this month, and it didn't take long for cranky online commenters to descend. And then I got to wondering. Never mind Dewey and his decimals. What are the most difficult questions that reference librarians have ever had to answer?
I decided to ask them. Here's what librarians from across North America had to say via email:
Recent comments
- Relax.
7 hours 46 minutes ago - lawsuits
8 hours 33 minutes ago - it's true
9 hours 21 minutes ago - So very true
12 hours 25 minutes ago - Such a Bad Example
1 day 22 hours ago - She Blames the Staff
2 days 12 hours ago - Book
2 days 20 hours ago - Incident on way to resolution
2 days 21 hours ago - Props to Better World Books
3 days 6 hours ago - Rogue directors
3 days 7 hours ago
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Comments
Received a telephone call
Received a telephone call from a librarian at a school in Gaza who needed atlases that didn't have a map of Israel in them. She asked me for suggestions!
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