Comments on: Reference Question of the Week – 7/10/11 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: M Wms http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3032 M Wms Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:27:23 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3032 It’s not such an odd combo. You just need either a soundproofed room or an auditorium that’s not in use and far enough from the quiet sections. A quick Google search finds a number of public libraries with music practice rooms, esp. in Canada ?: Toronto PL at North York, Parliament Library, and Parkdale Library; Hamilton PL (also Ontario); Dallas PL; Seattle PL; London PL; State Library of Queensland; Minneapolis Central Library, Greensboro PL (NC), etc.

]]> By: Allison http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3031 Allison Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:21:38 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3031 It is that fine line of which client do I keep happy…a whole room full or just the one. While we want to keep everyone happy sometimes it is not possible or we seek other options. I enjoy reading your reference questions.

]]> By: Peggy O'Kane http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3029 Peggy O'Kane Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:47:55 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3029 Portland (Maine) Public Library has a teen program for recording music. http://justinthelibrarian.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Mary Jo http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3024 Mary Jo Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:34:37 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3024 The Palmerston North Library (New Zealand) has a Beatbooth that members can rent for $5/hour – http://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/beatbooth.html#Recording%20Studio

]]> By: Cari http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3022 Cari Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:59:12 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3022 I’ve gotten that one too! We have had recording programs at the library, so I guess it’s not too far off. The weirdest one I’ve ever heard (not at my library) was a customer wanting to have a wake in one of their meeting rooms.

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3020 Brian Herzog Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:10:16 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3020 @D: That is great – we’ve had people bring in their pets and claim they were service animals, but no one has asked about mating them. Ha.

@Adam: That’s new – I remember people running the stairs for exercise. I’m kind of impressed they go so many floors up, too.

]]> By: Adam Steele http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3018 Adam Steele Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:11:40 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3018 Hey, at least they ask you first. Many times when the weather outside is not so nice, our local campus drum/flute/guitar circle likes to meet in the stairwell of the library. Usually around 10pm at night.

Someone usually comes down with a really puzzled look on their face to tell us, “Umm, there’s, like, a band playing in the stairs below the the 7th floor…?”

Awesome…

]]> By: D http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/07/16/reference-question-of-the-week-71011/#comment-3017 D Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:55:23 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2045#comment-3017 We had a customer with a service dog (a toy chihuahua) ask if she could use one of the library’s meeting rooms to mate her dog.

Really.

Our answer was no, worded politely of course.

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