Libraries are supposed to be places of quiet study. Mine, not so much. Our patrons were very loud. Sometimes they suffered from no-inside-voice syndrome, a sad condition in which their parents never taught them proper indoor voice technique. Other times they used blood curdling screams as their only form of communication. And, on the rare occasions when they were quiet, they were excessively quiet and were in danger of having their voices drowned out by the sounds of typing. Presented for your modulated listening, three tales spanning the history of the original blog.
Notable appearances by Kanji the Kid, the Screamer.
DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Episode 30 (130): Shhhhh!
SHOW NOTES:
- Tales from the "Liberry" blog
- Original blog entry: "Librarians Against the Apocalypse"
- Original blog entry: "Dammit this is a library, you're supposed to be yelling."
- Original blog entry: "Kanji the Kid Won't Leave me Alone"
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I used to HATE whisperers in my library. For SO MANY REASONS. a) You don't need to whisper, and it's awkward to respond in a normal voice to you, b) Why aren't you getting the hint; I'm responding to you in a normal voice! c) Whispering is actually pretty darn bad for your voice, and d) If this IS a quiet library, it is WAY MORE ANNOYING to hear someone WHISPERING than someone just speaking low. ARGHGHHH!!!
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