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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December 20, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 14: Reflections on the TNT Original Movie The Librarian: Quest for the Spear Starring That Guy From ER
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December 15, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 13: The Bus Stop Is Near, No?
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December 6, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 12
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October 13, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 11: An Interview With Josh, Who Is a Library Page, and Whose Name Has Been Changed
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August 26, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 10: Librarian Confessions
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July 22, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 9.
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June 24, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 8: Three Tales of the Internet
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May 18, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 7: Summer Movie Edition
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May 10, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 6
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April 22, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 5
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February 16, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 4
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February 3, 2004Dispatches From a Public Librarian: Dispatch 3: Special Movie Edition
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