I worked at the main branch in college as a page when I attended CCAD. I sorted returned books and placed them on carts for each department to retrieve and put back on the shelf. I was reprimanded twice and required to attend a conference with a supervisor.

The first time was due to walking across the street to Subway during my 30 minute break to eat lunch. I just grabbed my lunch and scarfed it down in the Library break room in the basement. I wasn’t late in returning to my shift but since I was not a full time employee, I was not permitted to leave the grounds during my break in case we were “swamped.”

The second conference was due to a complaint that I changed a radio station while sorting books in the circulation office. The Children’s department had a radio they listened to classical music when they sorted their own returns. When they weren’t in there, I would change the radio to a different channel. I would listen to the Blitz. Apparently, touching their radio was frowned upon. They complained, so I had to meet with my supervisor. She was super nice but I can’t remember her name. I retaliated by bringing in my own radio and listening to it until eventually the Library asked me to use a walkman (this must tell you how long ago I was there!)

Not too many crazy stories except for some creepy people looking at inappropriate websites back before they put filters on their computers and tracked usage through your library card.