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around 2002, when dvds became popular and affordable for the library, we closed our film library. The film library was on the 4th floor, where our offices where, and they were open 10-6 m-f. A lot of people loved working there, since they got weekends. And my former manager was manager there, since no one could trust her with the other depts. But around 2002 they closed it and moved all the VHS and the new stuff, dvds, to the first floor, first on one side then the other.
So, we reopened and we only have dvds. They are on the first floor under a sign that says MOVIES, AUDIOBOOKS & MUSIC PELICULAS, AUDIOLIBORS, Y MUSICA. It's a huge sign.
Also, we are now showing movies 2 days a week at lunch time on the 4th floor.
Woman comes up to me at 7:30pm.
woman: Is you film room closed?
me: (thinking she means the room we are showing movies) film room?
woman: film room (not in a snotty voice or a condensending voice, but I had a feeling she was thinking I was slow)
me: do you mean...
woman: the room on the fourth floor where you would borrow films.
me: you havn't been here since 2002
woman: No, I've been here, just havn't got borrowed any movies.
me: since 2002 we ...
woman: *cuts me off* there were some really nice people who knew about movies. You would go up to them and say, "this movie had such and such" and they would say, "oh, it's this movie."
me: They closed the film library in 2002, and moved everything down...
woman: and they had a catalog of all their movies.
me: The movies are now on this floor *points at huge ass sign, visiable from the street* but they are all dvds.
woman: *in a tone of voice that made it sound like I just inconvienced her* Well, I guess I have to go online and look for movies then.
She wasn't a crappy sc, she had some class, but still, she asks a question, and talks all over me. I thought that was really rude. I'm not an audiance, I'm a librarian. But I guess she thinks the librarians think everything that comes out of her mouth is special.
I bet she spent a lot of time talking about movies with the people in the film library years ago, and they made polite noices and acted all chummy, but really wanted to strangle her.
So, we reopened and we only have dvds. They are on the first floor under a sign that says MOVIES, AUDIOBOOKS & MUSIC PELICULAS, AUDIOLIBORS, Y MUSICA. It's a huge sign.
Also, we are now showing movies 2 days a week at lunch time on the 4th floor.
Woman comes up to me at 7:30pm.
woman: Is you film room closed?
me: (thinking she means the room we are showing movies) film room?
woman: film room (not in a snotty voice or a condensending voice, but I had a feeling she was thinking I was slow)
me: do you mean...
woman: the room on the fourth floor where you would borrow films.
me: you havn't been here since 2002
woman: No, I've been here, just havn't got borrowed any movies.
me: since 2002 we ...
woman: *cuts me off* there were some really nice people who knew about movies. You would go up to them and say, "this movie had such and such" and they would say, "oh, it's this movie."
me: They closed the film library in 2002, and moved everything down...
woman: and they had a catalog of all their movies.
me: The movies are now on this floor *points at huge ass sign, visiable from the street* but they are all dvds.
woman: *in a tone of voice that made it sound like I just inconvienced her* Well, I guess I have to go online and look for movies then.
She wasn't a crappy sc, she had some class, but still, she asks a question, and talks all over me. I thought that was really rude. I'm not an audiance, I'm a librarian. But I guess she thinks the librarians think everything that comes out of her mouth is special.
I bet she spent a lot of time talking about movies with the people in the film library years ago, and they made polite noices and acted all chummy, but really wanted to strangle her.