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"I shouldn't have. I really, really shouldn't have. It goes against the basic rules of librarianship. " [View all]
posted april 6, 2026
I shouldn't have.
I really, really shouldn't have.
It goes against the basic rules of librarianship.
But I couldn't help it. There's a certain type of person who, when they ask if we have any books by Rush Limbaugh, makes me respond with, "Could you spell that? I'm not familiar with them."
https://bsky.app/profile/jessnevins.bsky.social
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I am proud that, for my entire career, when someone asked for Ayn Rand I refrained from saying: "If you can't find it yourself, she doesn't want you to have it."
— Jeff Schwartz (@jeff-schwartz.bsky.social) 2026-04-06T17:00:48.817Z
I once had somebody walk up to me at the reference desk and ask for redemption. It took me a second to realize they were looking for the religion books, not absolution from overdue fines
https://bsky.app/profile/goudsward.bsky.social
"Yes, we have books by Rush."
— Eli Balin (@elibalin.bsky.social) 2026-04-06T16:20:12.876Z
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