No foolin’, I spent April 1st shadowing Pamela at the reference desk. Here are some of the questions I heard:
- What is the average salary for someone running an assisted-living center?
- Do you have any books about running a non-profit?
- I want to learn more about starting a co-op.
- Do you have any Boxcar Children books?
- I need non-fiction books about hunting ghosts.
- I’m looking for plays I could do with a group of 3rd graders.
I paid attention to how Pamela and the other librarians handled these and other questions so that I can start answering questions in the near future. The library was super busy, so I felt a little guilty standing around while people waited in line for help. Pamela picked up on how this might look (i.e., like I’m lazy) and told a staff member that I wasn’t really “there” I was just shadowing. This turned into quite the joke. Now, I’m officially The Shadow. Doesn’t this look just like me:
