The long overdue library book
Subtitle: stories librarians tell each other
By: Sandy Bradley and Elsa Pendleton
Contributors: Pendleton, Elsa, author, editor
Publisher: [CreateSpace]
Published: 2013
Place of publication: North Charleston, SC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781490572437
Subjects: Libraries; Anecdotes; Librarians
Description: "The co-authors have gathered vignettes of different kinds of library service -- their own and colleagues' from past decades and present them to you for your entertainment. Funny, sad, or a little strange and quirky, the one thing that all of the stories have in common is that each one involves a library or a librarian. You will also find photos of libraries from all over. You just might see your local library between these covers. Also you might recognize yourself as the subject of one or more of the stories. But not to worry: no actual names of characters were used, so your secret is safe."--Back cover
Notes: Publication information from the author.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263).
Table of contents: title: Section 1: The library experience. 1. Feelings; title: 2. First memory; title: 3. My library; title: 4. On the shelves; title: 5. Cake pans.; title: Section 2: Library programs. 6. Bookmobile; title: 7. Evening; title: 8. Readers and writers tea.; title: Section 3: All creatures great and not-so-great. 9. The blessing; title: 10. Critters; title: 11. Cockroach man; title: 12. Cockroach woman.; title: Section 4: Children's work. 13. Story hour; title: 14. The book; title: 15. King James; title: 16. Parents; title: 17. Rotten; title: 18. My first story time; title: 19. Santa.; title: Section 5: Policies. 20. Drowning; title: 21. Espionage; title: 22. Murderer; title: 23. Rules.; title: Section 6: Library patrons. 24. ET; title: 25. The flasher; title: 26. Quiet man; title: 27. Walnut man; title: 28. The vagabond; title: 29. Dale.; title: Section 7: Special library types. 30. Mini-libraries; title: 31. Presidential libraries; title: 32. Nixon; title: 33. Disco; title: 34. Carnegie; title: 35. Behind bars.; title: Section 8: Librarians. 36. Image: aka; title: but you don't look like a librarian; title: 37. Earthquake; title: 38. Going to court; title: 39. Magic; title: 40. Nine-eleven; title: 41. Grand theft.; title: Section 9: Reference work. 42. Questions; title: 43. Beautiful?; title: 44. Satisfaction; title: 45. Challenge.; title: Section 10: Past, present, & future. 46. Overdue; title: 47. Ode to a card catalog; title: 48. Book marks; title: 49. Technology; title: 50. Reflections.