Reference Log for 5/26

• Today I helped somebody learn how to use Google Maps so he could try to beat traffic going from Renton to Bellevue. He came in looking for a paper map of the City of Renton, but we didn’t have any, so I suggested using the Internet. I think it worked out really well!
• I helped a women find an article about the 8 healthiest foods. Her sister told her about it over the phone and all it took was a simple search to bring it up. In case you’re curious, the healthiest foods, according to BestLife Magainze are: spinach, yogurt, tomatoes, carrots, blueberries, black beans, walnuts, and oats.
• A man came in asking for all the movies we had with Danny Kaye as the star. He also brought in a list of books his wife wants and asked me to place holds on all of them. It was a little challenging because the handwriting was pretty messy and some of the titles weren’t exactly right, but I eventually got it done for him.
• I got to do some heavy searching for a patron over the phone who was looking for really old (1901-1929) issues of the Ballard News. I eventually found some of them at the University of Washington Libraries on microform.