tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post2224672328107653750..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Chairs, Pushing inJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-76728336457566782982011-10-11T02:35:36.433-05:002011-10-11T02:35:36.433-05:00I am the lone practitioner in a library and this i...I am the lone practitioner in a library and this is my major gripe! I push in approx 60 chairs at the end of each day in my college library and would love to know how to combat the laziness of the cohort! It drives me crazy!Bernie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05926735484427462901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-8237750462268520882011-07-08T08:42:25.726-05:002011-07-08T08:42:25.726-05:00I doI doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-37836521445732553222011-06-23T00:30:54.895-05:002011-06-23T00:30:54.895-05:00"OK Buddy, Ah'm telling you, keep goin..."OK Buddy, Ah'm telling you, keep goin' like this up an' you gonna get yo' chair pushed!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-24407587574499378572011-06-21T03:07:24.675-05:002011-06-21T03:07:24.675-05:00I am not librarian but i would surely follow this ...I am not librarian but i would surely follow this etiquetteWeb Design Companieshttp://www.ocularconcepts.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-15576567792998956012011-06-20T20:24:07.987-05:002011-06-20T20:24:07.987-05:00I find it hard to poke fun at coworkers because so...I find it hard to poke fun at coworkers because sometimes I actually like them. But this is perfect!<br /><br />Also, I would love to know you in real life. You tell people they are stupid, without actually calling them stupid. Amazing gift.thehaughtylibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319500333440780765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-59569341086232415232011-06-20T18:30:49.263-05:002011-06-20T18:30:49.263-05:00I also push in chairs in a 'deliberate' wa...I also push in chairs in a 'deliberate' way, however, I wonder if I'm just demonstrating to students that eventually we'll push their chair in for them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-56218835903896553492011-06-20T15:37:00.513-05:002011-06-20T15:37:00.513-05:00Our computer chairs have bases that are so wide th...Our computer chairs have bases that are so wide that you can easily trip over the legs if you just notice the width of the chair and not the width of the base. In spite of this, nobody seems to push in their chairs, so anyone walking down the aisle better be ready for an obstacle course that will put their life at risk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-7680275468947340242011-06-20T15:35:41.489-05:002011-06-20T15:35:41.489-05:00When I was working in a branch of SeattlePL we mad...When I was working in a branch of SeattlePL we made the rounds and pushed in chairs as a way to "inconspicuously" check in on our often illegally and/or rule-breakingly-engaged patrons. "Oh, I'm not leaning over your shoulder every 30 minutes to see if I should call the cops, I'm just pushing in chairs."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-6313846454404458672011-06-20T14:40:06.827-05:002011-06-20T14:40:06.827-05:00Oddly enough, some of the staff members that compl...Oddly enough, some of the staff members that complain about this are just as bad. At the end of every staff meeting, I invariably have to push the chairs in for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-89601558997746795242011-06-20T12:41:11.252-05:002011-06-20T12:41:11.252-05:00I say we blow our library budgets on getting chair...I say we blow our library budgets on getting chairs with built in tazzers that give people a little electric zap as they get up so they don't forget!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-71322400135516090532011-06-20T11:57:51.207-05:002011-06-20T11:57:51.207-05:00You could always take the chairs away and replace ...You could always take the chairs away and replace them with carpet squares. Patrons will have to "earn" their right to use a chair. With bribes.Ernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-55044906397560915212011-06-20T11:23:32.881-05:002011-06-20T11:23:32.881-05:00There are days where I want to do something wild.....There are days where I want to do something wild...like put all the chairs up on the library tables, or flip them upside down...just to prove to students that they did in fact use that chair and are now responsible for putting it away! Tired of the shrug and ignore routine, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-53217979408513270442011-06-20T11:19:25.038-05:002011-06-20T11:19:25.038-05:00Really, this is a skill we all learned in Kinderga...Really, this is a skill we all learned in Kindergarten that continually applicable.wagners of rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515720287129329502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-38796426023127972812011-06-20T11:14:12.908-05:002011-06-20T11:14:12.908-05:00I am not a librarian but, as a lover of libraries,...I am not a librarian but, as a lover of libraries, I love your blog.Journeyin' Lady...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-7333244953756218462011-06-20T11:11:15.960-05:002011-06-20T11:11:15.960-05:00I can never understand why it is so difficult to p...I can never understand why it is so difficult to push in a freaking chair when you get up. I am constantly making the rounds in my library, pushing in chairs that are left two feet out from the table. IS THAT REALLY NECESSARY?!Julie @ Read Handedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14276118610042594397noreply@blogger.com