Forest Lawn's Believe It (or not!)

A Vietnamese customer handed me his library card and a $100.00 bill ( I thought - "OH THAT'S A BIG FINE!"). But no, not a fine - he was giving me a $100.00 donation!

A 5 year old girl gave me a present one Saturday wrapped in paper that she had decorated with drawings of herself and her Dad, Minh. Inside the package was a plastic pink bracelet and a board book (well used). I was thrilled with my gift and she was thrilled that I like it! Her Dad and Uncle watched and had a little chuckle. How generous!

January Blahs!!!

Survived another Christmas season and all that shopping!!! On to another year-2008. The month of January is really blah!!! The most blah thing that happened was frontal exposure in the fiction. Beleive it or not!!!!

Respectful Greetings

A regular Vietnamese customer always bows slightly and addresses the female staff as "madam". When visiting Thailand on a holiday I was greeted everyday with the same respect and a slight bow with the words "Sa wut dee kah" (hello, how are you). Upon returning back to work this customer had noticed my absence and I explained I was on holiday in Thailand. He lived there for a few years and asked it I knew Sa wut dee kah - I said yes. So everytime he comes in the door and I am on desk we make eye contact and slightly bow saying Sa wud dee kah. It is a pleasure to see this gentleman come in to the library with his wife and grandchildren.

Serenaded at the Library

I got serenaded by a customer the other day while on desk! A man was given the responsibility of creating a slideshow for a friend's wedding, and needed a few particular songs for the "soundtrack". We were able to find the first couple easily enough. However, he couldn't remember the title nor artist for one tune, and resorted to singing the song out loud! Long story short - we figured out the song and found the corresponding CD on the shelf.