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Dispatches From a Public Librarian
Scott Douglas works for a smallish public library nestled cozily between Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm in Orange County, California. This is where most of the observations in his dispatch will take place, although sometimes he does go to other libraries (some even far, far away), and he’ll include those observations as they come.
Scott began as a student assistant at a college library in Fullerton. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, he was bored, confused, and didn’t want to get off his parents’ insurance plan, so he enrolled in the Library Science and Information Technology program at San Jose State.
This dispatch will update on a sometimes-regular basis, and will include stories about strange patrons, strange tales, and otherwise just strange things. The names and description of the patrons are purposely left out, so as to protect their privacy (libraries are real sticklers for this privacy stuff, which is why many have been in a tiff about the Patriot Act, but don’t get me started).
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August 27, 2010Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 38: Rules of Conduct
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May 21, 2010Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 37: The Windsor Knot
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February 18, 2010Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 36
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December 3, 2009Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 35: Hot Coffee
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October 14, 2009Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 34
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July 1, 2009Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 33: Not Posted Rules of the Library
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June 12, 2009Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 32: The Librarian: A Twitter Story
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February 10, 2009Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 31: People Who Come Into the Library That I Try to Avoid
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August 19, 2008Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 30: The Library Brawl
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May 27, 2008Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 29: The Firemen
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March 3, 2008Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 28
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December 12, 2007Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 27
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