Friday, February 18, 2005
Researching
I have library drama.
When I went to check out a book from Creighton's library earlier this fall, they said I had a book out still from December. No way!
I looked everywhere for that book. Tore the house up. Tore the car up. Tore my bookbags up. After shredding the house, the car, and the bookbags in ribbons looking for it, nothing.
On Susanne's brilliant suggestion, I went looking for it on the shelf at the library. Sure enough, it was there, right where it should be. I didn't touch it, but filed a search request, because I wanted them to find it on the shelf without it having ever been in my hands.
It took them two weeks, but they found the book and cleared the massive fine for the missing book.
Today I tried to check something else out. They think I've graduated, so my borrowing privileges have been suspended.
Can't a boy check out some political cartoons and a couple books of old poetry?
When I went to check out a book from Creighton's library earlier this fall, they said I had a book out still from December. No way!
I looked everywhere for that book. Tore the house up. Tore the car up. Tore my bookbags up. After shredding the house, the car, and the bookbags in ribbons looking for it, nothing.
On Susanne's brilliant suggestion, I went looking for it on the shelf at the library. Sure enough, it was there, right where it should be. I didn't touch it, but filed a search request, because I wanted them to find it on the shelf without it having ever been in my hands.
It took them two weeks, but they found the book and cleared the massive fine for the missing book.
Today I tried to check something else out. They think I've graduated, so my borrowing privileges have been suspended.
Can't a boy check out some political cartoons and a couple books of old poetry?
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