Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian (10th Anniversary Edition) (Paperback)

from flemmily

I loved that this was a library book that wasn't all rah-rah. I get a little tired of the librarians who are perky, positive thinkers. I loved the two themes I got out of the book: 1. That librarians are all about public service; that the public is often dirty, grumpy, creepy, impoverished, and s...

from elliepotten

THIS! THIS was what I wanted when I picked up Don Borchert's Library Confidential back in 2010. As a young librarian in Anaheim, California, Douglas provides all the funny stories and strange characters that Borchert does, only he does it with a genuine feeling of affection and respect, and more ...

from safetygirl

I don't know why I spend my vacations reading about other people who work in libraries. It's like I never let myself leave! This book had it's humorous moments, but I mostly found it depressing. Not much hope - and I can't imagine wanting to be a librarian after reading this book. Although he doe...

from RidgewayGirl

After graduating with an English degree and with vague plans to write, Scott Douglas ends up working in the local library as he waits for his real life to get going. After going back to school for his MLS, Douglas eventually realizes that he's a librarian. In Quiet, Please, he documents both his ...

from vtlucania

If you have spemt time either working or observing patron behavior in a public library, I think you can appreciate many of the authors attempt at humor. There are some parts of the book that are a little dry and rather boring but seldom are books "perfect." I am also certain there are some librar...