Our Bodies, Our Shelves

Posted on 16 November 2017 by Roz Warren

There are eight million stories at your local public library and not all of them are in the books Join humorist Roz Warren the world s funniest librarian for a fascinating behind the scenes look at library life What really goes on behind the circulation desk And in the stacks Roz, who writes for everyone from the New York Times to the Funny Times, tells all What s the single most stolen item in any public library What s the strangest bookmark ever left in a library book What s the lamest excuse ever given for not returning a DVD on time And what does your favorite librarian REALLY think of you In twenty entertaining essays, you ll meet librarians fighting crime, partying with porn stars, coping with impossible patrons, locating hard to find books and saving the world The most closely guarded library secrets will be revealed You ll never look at your local public library the same way again Hilarious Gina Barreca, author of They Used To Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted. Best Read [ Our Bodies, Our Shelves ] By [ Roz Warren ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Sadly, the funniest thing about this was the title Sorry, Roz Warren, while this collection is okay, I wouldn t call you the funniest librarian in America I m know some really funny librarians.It takes working in a library to understand what strange places they really are Public libraries are places for folks who love the books and other materials and services a library offers, yes, but they re also a magnet for odd from the harmlessly eccentric to the unnervingly unbalanced OUR SHELVES is a gentle, mildly humorous look at the goings on at one library I think I laughed once, when the author notes that if you cannot believe that a patron would argue that aliens stole his overdue bo It takes working in a library to understand what strange places they really are Public libraries are places for folks who love the books and other materials and services a library offers, yes, but they re also a magnet for odd from the harmlessly eccentric to the unnervingly unbalanced OUR SHELVES is a gentle, mildly humorous look at the goings on at one library I think I laughed once, when the author notes that if you cannot believe that a patron would argue that aliens stole his overdue book, you ve never worked in a public library As the author still works at the library she writes about, she understandably doesn t get too dark or dishy She doesn t delve into the sad and scary moments involving addiction and mental illness, or perhaps her library hasn t been hit as hard by these crises as have others Frankly many librarians would welcome the run of the mill public weirdness in the age of OD s in the restrooms.I agree wit...A big part of me wanted to love this collection of stories about library world SO HARD, but I just couldn t three stars is rounding upby about a star and a half Warren tries desperately to come off as the cool librarian, but she spends most of these pages complaining about her patrons I m a librarian I m also a bookseller, and I worked for years in a call center customer service and tech support for one of the big cell phone service providers , so I knowthan most what a difficul A big part of me wanted to love this collection of stories about library world SO HARD, but I just couldn t three stars is rounding upby about a star and a half Warren tri...The chapters about funny things that happen in the author s library are good, though not as funny as I expected them to be, but I m not particularly interested in the chapters about her life I m bothered that...Not as funny as you d think In fact, distinctly unfunny.This was okay Some pieces were relatable and made me smile, but others felt a little snarky towards patrons it s a fine line and although it may be true for the authors library, I got extremely tired of the middle aged women thing I work in a...Roz is a librarian in the Philly area and she is hilarious I learned about her because she will be coming to Balti in the near future so I put two of her books on hold After a few weeks, I got this one The other one is still waiting The book is a compilation of stories about her experiences as a librarian Any librarian will nod their head and sometimes sigh, sometimes laugh I, personally, was astonished and have new respect for librarians I had at one point considered going for an MLS Roz is a librarian in the Philly area and she is hilarious I learned about her because she will be coming to Balti in the near future so I put two of her books on hold After a few weeks, I got this one The other one is still waiting The book is a compilation of stories about her experiences as a librarian Any librarian will nod their head and sometimes sigh, sometimes laugh I, personally, was astonished and have new respect for librarians I had at one point ...I checked this book out of the library because of the title I don t like to include physical characteristics in a review but, if the font and spacing on the pages were normal sized, this book would probably be less than 50 pages And Acknowledgements was longer than most of the chapters I didn t really find some of it very funny On page 18 the author states that she does not stereotype based on sex She goes on and on But when asked to choose books to send to American troops overseas, she I checked this book out of the library because of the title I don t like to include physical characteristics in a review but, if the font and ...The word librarian conjures up images of dowdy women who lack any type of funny bone But when you read Our Bodies, Our Shelves, you will understand how false this stereotype is With this collection of stories, you see that librarians are experts in embracing humor Roz...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I really loved most of this book, it s very true to our librarian lives I especially loved the game you can play for winning points when dealing with difficult patrons I just wish she hadn t been so crass sometimes when it really wasn t needed I would love to recommend this book to other librarian friends but it s really just for the liberal ones who don t mind people speaking their minds not something I can tell my mom to read Specifically, I don t think the nuns who saw ...

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16 November 2017

Roz Warren