Comments on: Ich Bin Ein Patron http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/06/24/ich-bin-ein-patron or, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/06/24/ich-bin-ein-patron#comment-50241 Jeff Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:28:23 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/06/24/ich-bin-ein-patron#comment-50241 Those are the kinds of stories that keep libraries going. For public libraries, the eternal question becomes, "How do I do this?" We are increasingly answering that question. Also, I have always said, the more you use your own library, the better librarian you become. Now when someone is interested in caning you will blow them away with your knowledge and it will encourage that patron to come back because, "You guys are freakin' geniuses." Those are the kinds of stories that keep libraries going. For public libraries, the eternal question becomes, “How do I do this?” We are increasingly answering that question.

Also, I have always said, the more you use your own library, the better librarian you become. Now when someone is interested in caning you will blow them away with your knowledge and it will encourage that patron to come back because, “You guys are freakin’ geniuses.”

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