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Just 'Cause It's Annoying...
May. 13th, 2004 01:01 amI can't wait to get our new Integrated Library System. The newest technology allows for pictures to be taken at library terminals, for patron identification and such.
Also, for posting up Stupid Patron of the Week fliers.
Dear Stupid Patron (SP),
If you are going to cut out photographs of artwork to use in a project, it would be to your advantage to only cut up one of the many expensive art books you borrowed from the library. That way, should you be accused of cutting up library material, you could lie and claim, "it was like that when I checked it out," the way most library patrons do when they don't want to own up to destroying/damaging library property. Cutting up half a dozen books in your possession then returning them all at the same time guarantees you will have a very nasty letter sent to your house and charges of more than $200 added to your account.
It is also in your best interest that if you do not want to be caught defacing library materials, you refrain from cutting up more than a third of the book. Yes, we can tell that pages are askew if there is that much damage to contents. You also might want to think twice before cutting the photos from the page edges. Taking them from the center of the book would reduce your chances of being fingered as a defacer of property.
But, SP, you didn't think before you cut, did you? And that, my dear, is going to cost you a damn sight more than those color copies from Kinko's would have.
Sincerely,
PBG
Also, for posting up Stupid Patron of the Week fliers.
Dear Stupid Patron (SP),
If you are going to cut out photographs of artwork to use in a project, it would be to your advantage to only cut up one of the many expensive art books you borrowed from the library. That way, should you be accused of cutting up library material, you could lie and claim, "it was like that when I checked it out," the way most library patrons do when they don't want to own up to destroying/damaging library property. Cutting up half a dozen books in your possession then returning them all at the same time guarantees you will have a very nasty letter sent to your house and charges of more than $200 added to your account.
It is also in your best interest that if you do not want to be caught defacing library materials, you refrain from cutting up more than a third of the book. Yes, we can tell that pages are askew if there is that much damage to contents. You also might want to think twice before cutting the photos from the page edges. Taking them from the center of the book would reduce your chances of being fingered as a defacer of property.
But, SP, you didn't think before you cut, did you? And that, my dear, is going to cost you a damn sight more than those color copies from Kinko's would have.
Sincerely,
PBG
