Two months now, and the guy has not been back. Perhaps he is laughing now as a $200/hr French styliste cuts his hair while he sits in his corporate jacuzzi....
Thomas Roche
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Jan 6, 2004 4:15 am
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All PLs I worked in had a handful of problem users (violent, scary, smelly) who were homeless and would take off in the winter to keep from freezing to death. ...
xapquet
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Jan 6, 2004 8:05 pm
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... Well, it is mighty cold tonight. ... Does anyone have strategies for dealing with hostile or unbalanced-acting mentally ill patrons in PLs? We have...
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jan 8, 2004 1:08 am
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Today's Atlanta Journal/Constitution announces the settlement of the reverse discrimination lawsuit against the library director and the (then) chairman of the...
Date Posted: 16:13:21 1/08/04 Thur Author: T. Clarice Subject: Invest $6.00, I did, only for honest people Dear future millionaires, How much money do you want...
This is an illegal pyramid scheme, but I bet you all knew that. JudyA ... _________________________________________________________________ Working moms: Find...
... Um, I think you have the wrong group. I don't think too many of us here are accustomed to being addressed as future millionaires. ... Thanks for your very...
Avoid. I have been working here for some months, and it is a mess. http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/010904/met_14496784.shtml This is the latest bad...
chimichanga700
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Jan 11, 2004 11:13 pm
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ContrarianlibrarianYou don't know me from Adam. :)! The best counselors are the dead. TER sad: Ill be back!. http://www.oem-info.biz/ TERMINATOR prices for...
Decriminalization E. ...
Macpherson@...
Jan 17, 2004 2:36 am
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From the article: "The library planned to have 194 graduate-level librarians, which officials said seemed high when compared to similar-sized libraries. The...
chimichanga700
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Jan 17, 2004 11:04 pm
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Could you be more explicit about the patron's behavior? (One possible strategy, if the MIP is threatening other patrons is to have him barred from the library,...
If he is a danger to himself or others or gravely disabled (unable to care for his basic needs), you might contact the mental health agency. He could be in...
... To be contrarian -- I'm vehemently against the concept of "librarian as social worker" and "librarians are here to rescue the world". Our role is not to...
Um, if he is a danger to himself, etc. then he is proably ill. Calling 911 is for life threatening emergencies. If the person is mentally ill, it probably...
Over the last few months I've been considering going to graduate school to get a degree in library science. I've never actually held any library-related job,...
wearyindignation
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Jan 22, 2004 2:07 am
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I'd suggest going to your local public library and checking in the USDL's "Occupational Outlook Handbook"; also, talk with librarians in your...
Wilson, Bruce
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Jan 22, 2004 3:09 pm
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Actually, the occupational outlook handbook is online now. For librarians: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm The job varies greatly depending on where you...
I have been employed for 1 1/2 years as an academic librarian. My experience has been that there is some of that teaching element involved in being a...
This one fellow is a clear schizophrenic. He comes into the library moving and talking a mile a minute, and says irrational things. He saw a dog outside one ...
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jan 25, 2004 3:15 am
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We all want to preserve professional jobs, but many of the tasks these BA paraprofessionals will be tasked with are not those that need to be served by MLS (I...
Thomas Roche
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Jan 25, 2004 3:43 am
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I used to work as a patient advocate in a state mental hospital. First, it sounds more like he could be in a manic phase of manic depression, they get ...
For some alternative views of life in library-land, you might want to take a look at some of the older messages in this group. Especially those with the...
Hi all - I have an English degree and three years experience as a 5th/6th grade language arts teacher in a public school system. I will be taking my Praxis in...
rebelfanjenny2001
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Feb 1, 2004 3:49 pm
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How many of these trendy ed theories and fads do you expect to use in your job as a SLMS? BTW, I know not the difference between the Newberry and Caldecott ...
Thomas Roche
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Feb 1, 2004 8:06 pm
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Newbery is generally for writing, Caldecott is about illustrations. JudyA ... _________________________________________________________________ Check out the...
Thanks! It nonetheless remains true that knowledge of this bit o'trivia is absoluely irrelevant to one's potential competence as a teacher-librarian. ... ...
Thomas Roche
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Feb 3, 2004 2:52 am
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Unless teachers specifically request their students read one or the other. Not likely though. JudyA ... ...
I just subscribed to your list - can someone explain this post? Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb,...
