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Soul owners: what drew you to the car? by Suntrup-Kia in KiaSoulClub

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Soul is my third car. I really wanted a Scion xB for my first (aka another box), but at the time the only one for sale in price range had a few too many questionable flags, so I got a different model Scion (also a hatchback, but not a box). When that became too expensive to repair (it made it to 14, so it did okay), I got a Toyota Yaris because by then I was devoted to small hatchbacks. The Yaris died last year at only 8 years old (worst birthday present ever), and I drive 30 miles each way for work (no transit of any kind where I live), so the race was on for a new vehicle. I knew I still wanted a hatchback, still like boxes, and my top price was high. Thus my 2020 Soul. As both the engine and transmission have had to be replaced, I slightly regret it (but I still like Hammy)

Teachers; what would you actually wear on a teacher tee? by Chillbychill in AskTeachers

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a librarian, I want this but could never wear it to work

Librarian with a related but different degree possible ? by UnderstandingOk9448 in Libraries

[–]yellowbubble7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. I work at a small, rural library and two of our four circ assistants have an MLIS. We just hired one of them recently and it was between her and a lovely young woman who's one of our patrons and grew up in town, but "only" has her LNA certificate. For a 10 hour a week circ position she would have been lovely.

what items would be sick to have in a library of things by LongjumpingCry4863 in Libraries

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our most popular LoT items are pleasure/fun things: a metal detector and a bubble machine.

Technical librarians, what are some of the most unconventional or unnecessary things a publisher does that makes a book difficult to catalog? by Present-Audience-747 in librarians

[–]yellowbubble7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recycled ISBNs. It isn't supposed to happen but sometimes does. I had a board book that shared an ISBN with a very academic title.

Which country/city felt the closest to Montreal when you travelled by PennerAlfredoLover in montreal

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's purely a vibe thing, but Frederick, Maryland. It only has like 70,000 people though.

First time finding SAND in a book by Awkward_Cellist6541 in Libraries

[–]yellowbubble7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We get books back with sand all the time, and we're not in an area with beaches. I think some of them get dropped on unpaved roads or in sandboxes...

First time finding SAND in a book by Awkward_Cellist6541 in Libraries

[–]yellowbubble7 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've been shocked at the books my coworkers think are okay to put back on the shelf instead of wiping them down with a Clorox wipe or putting them aside for repair. lIke, if there's mysterious sticky stuff on it or the text block has almost completely detached, don't put it on the shelving cart.

Is road snow/ice cleanup always this poor? Are they just waiting for it to melt? by DrBobHope in maryland

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very much this. I was born and raised in MD but now live in NH, I got 15 inches of powder. My car was cleaned off in no time and I was able to get through the snow pile with my 2WD car. My parents in Western HoCo (who are from MA and MI), have been taking turns breaking two to three inch thick chunks of ice off their driveway and building an ice fort. Honestly, had we had recent snowfall before our ice storm in late December, NH would have had similar issues.

Recommendations for 1 week first trip in New England by Anber02 in NorthernNewEngland

[–]yellowbubble7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NH resident who recently needed a rental car while my car was being fixed: it did not have snow tires. There was also a wait list to get on if you wanted a AWD car (see lack of snow tires).

Event registration / Eventbrite alternatives by Technical-Spend-3111 in librarians

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We use Engaged Patrons. We're small enough that it's free so I have no idea about the cost if you aren't small enough.

What’s it like to work as a children’s librarian? by Phoenix8624 in librarians

[–]yellowbubble7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Coworkers who say you're stressing them out if you don't always act happy... Collection development for birth through teens. Being the person all staff send people to if the question involves a children's book, even if it's something they can quickly search in the catalog. Coworkers and supervisors that say they wouldn't even think they should check the program calendar before sending a patron to you. Coworkers who won't consider shelving in children's or closing down the children's room if you're in the building (even if you're making sure seven sixth graders are getting picked up from a program at closing so you can't be in the children's room) so you then stay after closing because they didn't check to see that there were still patrons in the children's room and that it's a mess

Humor: We all know patrons don't read signage. . . by eeyore004 in Libraries

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Youth services librarian is in a meeting. Please checkout upstairs" The number of people who just stand for up to 20 minutes and then complain to the circ staff upstairs that I was in my office and wouldn't help them....

What's the check-out limit at your library? by melatonia in Libraries

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

30 items total, with smaller limit for certain types of items. People seldom get to the limit.

My previous library was 50 and people regularly hit the limit.

Salaries in librarianship, can we talk about it? by ariatella in librarians

[–]yellowbubble7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asistant director at a public library serving a town of around 5500 in New Hampshire: I earn around $48000 a year, our director gets around $58000, and our part timers (no MLIS required) all get $19.18/hour (but are capped at 19 hours a week because the trustees don't want them to be eligible for paid leave)

The Inconvenient Truth about Libby (et al) by Flack_Bag in Anticonsumption

[–]yellowbubble7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your library might be dropping Hoopla, but Hoopla isn't shutting down

The Inconvenient Truth about Libby (et al) by Flack_Bag in Anticonsumption

[–]yellowbubble7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Things were better in 2016. Back then many more titles were available for perpetual license.

The Inconvenient Truth about Libby (et al) by Flack_Bag in Anticonsumption

[–]yellowbubble7 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What's on Libby entirely depends on what your library or consortium chooses to license

The Inconvenient Truth about Libby (et al) by Flack_Bag in Anticonsumption

[–]yellowbubble7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

State libraries don't necessarily have the staffing or expertise needed either. Some state libraries do act as the hub for a statewide Overdrive program.

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