7.31.2002
R Can I help you find anything?
Q No, that's OK.
R Well, you let me know if you need any help.
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Q Excuse me.
R Yes?
Q I am looking for this book that this kid at school has.
R Do you know the name of the book?
Q No. But it is all these stories about these teenagers who do murder.
R Are they true stories?
Q Yea they are true.
R OK, let's see what I can find....
R It does not look like we have any True Crime about teen killers in this library. Let me see if I can find the title....
R I think this sounds like what you are looking for: Killer Teens: From the Files of 'True Detective'. "A collection of horrifying accounts of teenage sociopaths and murderers includes the tale of the Iowa high school gang leader who crushed a stranger's skull for fifty cents and a pack of beer."
Q Yea. That could be it.
R Let me check to see if we have that title in the system...
R No none of our libraries have it. Would you like to try to get it through Inerlibrary Loan? It would take about a month?
Q No that's OK.
R Is there anything else I can help you find?
Q No thanks.
--------Ninety seconds pass.--------
Q Do you have any books on wrestling?
R WWF or the sport?
Q WWF.
R Sure let me check to see what is in....
R We should have some right over here.
Q My mom does not want us to watch WWF any more but my brother really wants to be a pro wrestler.
R Does he wrestle as a sport?
Q No but he can climb all the way up to the top of the bookcase and jump down to the floor.
Q All of our beds and couches are broken.
R I can see why she does not want you to watch wrestling any more.
R Here you go. Is there anything else I can help you with?
Q Nope, that's it.
Observation: You cannot imagine how relieved I was when this young man started talking about professional wrestling. For teen reading I will vote for the WWF over True Crime anyday.
Additional Observation: If I say the phrase "you let me know if you need any help" they always come back and ask.
Q No, that's OK.
R Well, you let me know if you need any help.
--------Two minutes pass.--------
Q Excuse me.
R Yes?
Q I am looking for this book that this kid at school has.
R Do you know the name of the book?
Q No. But it is all these stories about these teenagers who do murder.
R Are they true stories?
Q Yea they are true.
R OK, let's see what I can find....
R It does not look like we have any True Crime about teen killers in this library. Let me see if I can find the title....
R I think this sounds like what you are looking for: Killer Teens: From the Files of 'True Detective'. "A collection of horrifying accounts of teenage sociopaths and murderers includes the tale of the Iowa high school gang leader who crushed a stranger's skull for fifty cents and a pack of beer."
Q Yea. That could be it.
R Let me check to see if we have that title in the system...
R No none of our libraries have it. Would you like to try to get it through Inerlibrary Loan? It would take about a month?
Q No that's OK.
R Is there anything else I can help you find?
Q No thanks.
--------Ninety seconds pass.--------
Q Do you have any books on wrestling?
R WWF or the sport?
Q WWF.
R Sure let me check to see what is in....
R We should have some right over here.
Q My mom does not want us to watch WWF any more but my brother really wants to be a pro wrestler.
R Does he wrestle as a sport?
Q No but he can climb all the way up to the top of the bookcase and jump down to the floor.
Q All of our beds and couches are broken.
R I can see why she does not want you to watch wrestling any more.
R Here you go. Is there anything else I can help you with?
Q Nope, that's it.
Observation: You cannot imagine how relieved I was when this young man started talking about professional wrestling. For teen reading I will vote for the WWF over True Crime anyday.
Additional Observation: If I say the phrase "you let me know if you need any help" they always come back and ask.
// posted by lizbn @ 7/31/2002 05:45:00 PM 
