Living and working in the same town, it isn’t uncommon that I bump into library patrons while doing things like walking my dog or grocery shopping. Often, people aren’t quite sure where to place me, and when they do put two and two together, they sometimes seemed surprised. I get the feeling that they think of librarians how I thought of my teachers in grade school – never not at school. Sometimes I get to hear how the info I gave them helped, which is a really great thing.
I mention this because the last two times I stepped into the computer store, I noticed library patrons. They somehow made their way toward me, took notice, and proceeded to ask some questions about computers. I was sure to tell them that this advice was off-the-library-record and gave them my $0.02. I am, however, tempted to count the questions in the Reference tally. I’ll be sure to report back if it happens a third time, scoring me a turkey.
