  Last week was my first week as& nbsp; a Library Associate at the library. nbsp;  It was a kind of a& nbsp; learn off the seat of your pants week. nbsp;  I was just kind of thrown into it -
 mostly I worked circulation but I did handle the few reference questions that came by.
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 My library is a small neighborhood branch that mostly serves kids,  so there is generally not a lot of reference questions.  Top two reference questions last week:  A woman was renovating her house.
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 She thought it might be a urlLink bungalow but she wasn't sure.
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 She wanted the renovations and decorations to be accurate to the style,  so we attempted to figure out the style of her house.
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 We found some books at my library and ordered a whole bunch more.
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 I also gave her the name of the architecture expert at the newspaper.
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 Whenever I have been stumped with something -  a good place for a special occasion dinner or wear to get a dress made -  I email the appropriate person at the newspaper and they are really good about getting back to me.  A student was doing a report on his favorite book.
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 He needed information about the illustrator.
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 We looked in the books she illustrated,  but to no luck.
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 We looked at several different databases,  still no luck.
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 We googled her -  no luck.
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 We looked up the publisher and found out they were local.
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 We called them,  but they said that they do not provide information about the authors,  other than what is provided in the jacket covers.
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 Finally we looked up the illustrator,  and it turns out she lives in Minneapolis.
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 My supervisor actually called her,  but I haven't heard if she called back.  Notable mention:  Another customer called.
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 She needed the customer service number of Stanley garage door openers.
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 Let me tell you,  there are a lot of businesses with the name Stanley.
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 After several searches in the business database,
 I finally googled Stanley and garage door opener and hoped I found the right number for her.
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 She never called back,  so I assume it worked.  Odd Happening of the Week:  4 or 5 US Marshalls come walking in one day.
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 They ask all of us working if we had seen a 6'3,  300 lb black man with corn rows.
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 Apparently he was spotted on the main street a block away and took off running.
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 I am guessing he was a " pretty bad dude"  with the presence of US Marshalls.
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 I mean,  it wasn't like they were just the regular police.  Tomorrow night my roommate and I are going to see urlLink Lucinda Williams .
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 This weekend my brother is getting married.
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 The whole famdam will be in attendance.
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 Very exciting stuff.
