Today was a new tech thing: CDs (more accurately, audiobooks on CD). A lot of work goes into making audio books presentable... maybe even more than with books. We get the orders and we have to open them and write Pequot Library on every CD with Sharpie. Sometimes there can be as many as 21 CDs for really long books so occasionally it takes a while. There used to be stickers that went on the CDs, but sometimes they got caught when people went to play them so now we just write with permanent marker. I have to place a label lock (a clear sticker) over the spine label (sticker that describes the book in a way such as giving the first 3 letters of the author's name). Then I have to cut up the box the audiobook comes in and place the front, back, and side into our CD containers. Finally, I place all the CDs in CD sleeves and put them inside the container. And voila! An audiobook is done.
In other news, I heard a story about a patron who came in today and started spraying bug spray all over. Apparently, he declared that the library had a bug infestation and he couldn't handle it. I have no idea what I would have done in that situation. Dealing with people upstairs can sometimes be such a hassle. While annoying, it wouldn't have been so bad but you can't just do that. If you have a problem, tell the librarians or go to another library. It was especially disturbing because some of the things he sprayed were restored - such as leather chairs and wooden tables - so the spray could have damaged them.
On a happier note though, we have a new part-time staff member. She is Leslie's daughter, Sitara. She was very nice and a great help. I was "training" her in a sense, although it was a little funny because she's older than me (same age, but already finished her freshman year in college). However, we even know someone in common - my friend from Amity who's in Sitara's year at Vassar.
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