herbiehancock

I'm not sure when it happened, but I think good phone manners have gone by the wayside. At least, that is the way it seems to me when I answer the phone and make calls from the library. In the past week, especially, I have encountered an abundance of rudeness over the phone. Lately, I have felt like saying "How rude!" to some of the patrons I have talked with on the phone. Stephanie Tanner from the old TV show, "Full House" comes to mind. Recently, one patron requested over thirty books through our inter-library loan system. Although some would consider that a large number of books to request, I really had no problem with it. Requesting books from other libraries is one of the services that we offer. It is just part of our job. I would like to explain something though. We belong to a network consortium of libraries called the SEO (Serving Every Ohioan) Library Center. The consortium is made up of "75 library systems at 166 physical locations thro...

At the Antiques Market that I visited last weekend, there was an entire section of the store devoted to phones. It was amazing to see all the different kinds there were. The items pictured on the shelves in these photos are all phones. Although, it would be hard to choose, I think I liked this wooden piano phone in this next photo on the left the best...... or maybe the one here of the upright bass because it reminds me of my younger son. This is my older son with both a hot dog phone and a hamburger phone. Here he is with a Skittles phone and posing with a mannequin nearby who didn't object to having her picture taken. You know I like to leave you with a song and dance, so here's a catchy number by Raffi to get you swinging and swaying. (Warning: you will be singing this song the rest of the day so listen at your own risk.)