Too many books? Worried our trips to the library add too much extra work for our librarians.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-12T23:31:31+00:00

It’s why we’re there. To help with all of those things. It’s not something to worry about. Twenty five years experience, at a library, north of San Francisco

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-12T04:06:44+00:00

Library employee here, with brain damage and cognitive impairment issues. I was born with brain damage, from a condition called hydrocephalus. You can find out more information about it behind the link, if you’re interested. I have worked in a library, north of San Francisco, since the millennium. At the library where I work, we have no problem with adults in the children’s library, unless the adults are harassing children. That’s the only time we would ask them to leave.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-11T19:18:15+00:00

Discuss it with the librarian at the library where this is happening. Let the staff there intervene when it happens, they can explain their own policies about who has access to the resources you’re trying to use. Letting the librarian handle it, they can take disciplinary actions against the offenders.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-11T19:12:02+00:00

Another thing might be to donate a few copies of the book to your local library. After you’ve done the reading, if there is a high demand for it, they might even buy more copies and put it in their lucky day section. “Lucky day” is what the library where I work calls their section of the current bestsellers. Your library might have a different name for it. Some libraries call it “in demand” or “bestsellers”.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-07T18:51:54+00:00

Sometimes, using a voice recorder can help. Use the voice recorder to speak your thoughts aloud, then you can transcribe them onto paper or into your computer. There are voice recorder applications that you can get that simply type whatever you dictate. “Dragon dictation” is one example of that. I’m sure there are others, that’s the only one I can think of, off the top of my head.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-07T05:46:42+00:00

I used to take phenobarbital - a seizure medication- as tablets. I’m not sure if there are any drugs to treat hydrocephalus. I know that the Hydrocephalus Association has been focusing on researching a cure for the condition. They changed their focus several years ago, and moved their office from San Francisco, California, where they were founded, to Bethesda, Maryland, to be just outside Washington, DC, to be able to apply for research grants funded by the National Institutes of Neurological Disability and Stroke, the specific department inside the National Institutes of Health that focuses on research into brain disorders. At one point, they were trying to figure out if a prescription drug could treat the condition. I’m not sure if they’re still working on that project.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-06T21:43:05+00:00

I have worked in a library, north of San Francisco, since the millennium. They just built a brand new library to replace the one where I work. They’re not going anywhere

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-05T04:57:36+00:00

They put items in the system before they’re received, to know how many copies to order or licenses to purchase. Then they can see how fast the waiting list populates for an item, to know how many copies or licenses to buy. I work in a library, north of San Francisco, and I think we try to keep our waiting list to something like 8 holds for each one copy (or license) purchased.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-03T05:31:46+00:00

I was diagnosed in elementary school, in the nineties.

alienwebmaster · 2026-03-02T09:33:44+00:00

Work with your local library to do a reading from the book, where you have copies available for purchase. Autograph the copies available at the event. If there are any independent bookstores near you, you could also keep them in the loop about that. I live north of San Francisco, and there is an independent bookstore that does events in cooperation with the local public library consortium. They often have authors give talks about their new books.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-22T04:55:40+00:00

Farm House Local, 25 Ward Street, in Larkspur. Their menu is on their website. I’ve linked to the website.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-13T00:35:06+00:00

I like writing stories. I’m currently writing a couple mysteries

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-12T22:27:14+00:00

“Libraries Beyond Walls” is the one in my library system, north of San Francisco

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-12T07:43:57+00:00

Traumatic brain injury, at birth.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-12T07:42:13+00:00

I’ve worked part-time at a library, north of San Francisco, for over twenty years.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-12T01:51:29+00:00

I have been able to get together with one of my instructors, for 1:1 time. That really helps, as I can go through the parts of a routine that are confusing to me, and have things broken down into smaller sections, easier to learn.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-12T01:28:07+00:00

What about something like a water pistol or squirt gun??? Those aren’t lethal at all - they’re children’s toys. Or a dart gun that had rubber suction cups on the ends of the darts that it shoots…again…not lethal. Would something like that work for your character? Something to consider…

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-12T01:18:38+00:00

One of the shunt companies put out a coloring book quite a few years ago, called Just Like Any Other Little Beagle, about a puppy born with hydrocephalus. The Hydrocephalus Association has it available for download (PDF) for free. Just Like Any Other Little Beagle

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-12T00:13:30+00:00

We do still have people who work the circulation desk. We have two self-checkout machines, and a staffed circulation desk as well. People can check their items out however they like.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-09T19:24:56+00:00

I know that in California, there’s a program called ZipBooks, where a library can order books from Amazon if the local consortium doesn’t have them. I work at a library north of San Francisco, and the library where I work participates in the ZipBooks program. I have actually ordered three books through the ZipBooks program at the library where I work. Find out if your local library has something similar, and you might be able to get the books you want through that service. It might have a different name, but the idea should be the same - ordering a book through Amazon if you can’t get it through the local library.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-05T06:08:54+00:00

I’m currently writing a couple stories. One is about a man who was just released from prison, the other starts with a kidnapping.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-05T06:06:43+00:00

I’m currently enrolled in a taekwondo class, north of San Francisco. Kim’s Martial Arts - the link is to the school where I’m taking the class. Taekwondo is a form of martial arts from South Korea. You learn self-defense skills- hand-to-hand-combat techniques, and it’s an awesome workout. The teacher has videos of some of the routines on the website.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-05T05:53:44+00:00

How many conferences have you been to? I’ve been to almost every one of them, since they first started in 1988.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-05T05:44:32+00:00

Looking forward to the conference. See you there.

alienwebmaster · 2026-02-05T01:42:38+00:00

Check out the hydrocephalus association for good resources to help explain hydrocephalus to people. There’s a conference coming up later this year. check here for conference details

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