The Believer Magazine
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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November 12, 2007Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 26
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February 28, 2007Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 25: Troubleshooting Library Computer Problems
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October 23, 2006Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Disptach 24
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August 14, 2006Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 23
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May 17, 2006Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 22: Fun With Cutters
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March 2, 2006Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 21: FAQ: Library-Related Questions You Always Wanted to Ask but Never Had the Nerve
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November 3, 2005Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 20
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September 6, 2005Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 19: Advice to Future Librarians Entering Graduate School
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June 28, 2005Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 18: Adventures in MySpace
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May 16, 2005Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 17
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April 8, 2005Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 16: Jeffica
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February 14, 2005Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 15: Corny Library Pickup Lines, and How Librarians Effectively Shoot Them Down
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