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This is the kids' library but don't act like a baby
don't normally work in the Kids' Library but they have us working there at least 1x a week.
SC: male parent
me:
Kids' librarian 1 : kl1
Kids' librarian 2 : kl2
security
maintenance dude.
The other day I was there and SC (who wasn't acting like an SC) comes up to me whinning.
sc: I just logged into the computer and when I went to sit down the screen went black.
me: did you move the mouse?
sc: I didn't even get to log on and it went black.
me: (getting off my ass to go to the computer with him) the computer screen went off because there was no activity, just move the mouse.
sc: I just sat down and the screen went black.
we are at the terminal
me: just move the mouse, the screen will come back on.
sc: it just went black on me (moves mouse, screen comes on) oh. Thanks!
Then there was a 6 year old kid in the library by himself. I called over kl1 and she said he can't be by himself, we will call his dad in an hour. Damn it, I wanted kl1 to call the parent now so he can be reemed out by the kl1. kid tells us his dad works in a city building nearby.
So it's been almost and hour and I tell kl2, when she comes in, that kid was by himself. She is upset until she sees the kid. She recognizes him as the kid of the maintenance man. Now up to 3 weeks ago we contracted out the maintenance, but know we got our own City maintenance people back into the library. I noticed the maintenance guy who came into the room earlier, I guess to check up on his kid.
Anyway, security comes in and sees SC by himself at a computer. Maintenance guy was in the room and next to us. Security asked if that guy was with his kids. I tell him I don't know, but kl1 probably would know, since she never said anything to him. I noticed him at the computer all this time. I don't know wherehis kids are, they might just be sitting there reading a book at a table, or maybe he just dumped his kids in the kids library and uses the computer and isn't paying attention to his kids. Now SC sees the 3 of us (me, security and maintenace guy) were looking at him and he gets an attitude.
SC: (from the computer he is at) why are you looking at me!?!!
Me: we just want to know if you are with your kids.
SC: huh? why are you people looking at me?
Me: we want to know where are you kids.
Sc: huh? What? You guys are looking at me! You are harrassing me!
security: you are not suppose to be here if you don't have kids with you.
kl2: (coming from the back) oh, he has kids
sc: why are you harrassing me?
security: It's my job to make rounds and make sure adults with kids are in this room.
sc: you are harrassing me! you are staring at me!
maintenance guy: hey, we just want to make sure you have your kids with you.
and it goes on, but I have to go to the next desk, I hope the guy calms down but he seems to be a jerk who has to make a case out of it.
latter in the day, kl2 posts this in facebook:
Having a hard time being brave in the face of a horrible bully of a man intent on harassing, provoking, and intimidating me and my staff as much as possible. The thought of him continuing to do this for the rest of the summer has me close to tears. And he has the nerve to claim we are harassing him.
latter in the afternoon she types this.
I asked hubby to come an hour early for storytime tonight so I wouldn't have to be alone at the desk with the big bad bully customer glaring at me the whole time. He left not long after hubby got there and he saw hubby greet me with a kiss. Bright side--no bully during storytime. Yay for angry husbands standing up for their wives.
Thing is, I was there at 1pm, and story time that night was at 7pm. Didn't this guy's kids get cranky that they were there all day? Or did he have to prove a point so stayed there all day?
SC: male parent
me:
Kids' librarian 1 : kl1
Kids' librarian 2 : kl2
security
maintenance dude.
The other day I was there and SC (who wasn't acting like an SC) comes up to me whinning.
sc: I just logged into the computer and when I went to sit down the screen went black.
me: did you move the mouse?
sc: I didn't even get to log on and it went black.
me: (getting off my ass to go to the computer with him) the computer screen went off because there was no activity, just move the mouse.
sc: I just sat down and the screen went black.
we are at the terminal
me: just move the mouse, the screen will come back on.
sc: it just went black on me (moves mouse, screen comes on) oh. Thanks!
Then there was a 6 year old kid in the library by himself. I called over kl1 and she said he can't be by himself, we will call his dad in an hour. Damn it, I wanted kl1 to call the parent now so he can be reemed out by the kl1. kid tells us his dad works in a city building nearby.
So it's been almost and hour and I tell kl2, when she comes in, that kid was by himself. She is upset until she sees the kid. She recognizes him as the kid of the maintenance man. Now up to 3 weeks ago we contracted out the maintenance, but know we got our own City maintenance people back into the library. I noticed the maintenance guy who came into the room earlier, I guess to check up on his kid.
Anyway, security comes in and sees SC by himself at a computer. Maintenance guy was in the room and next to us. Security asked if that guy was with his kids. I tell him I don't know, but kl1 probably would know, since she never said anything to him. I noticed him at the computer all this time. I don't know wherehis kids are, they might just be sitting there reading a book at a table, or maybe he just dumped his kids in the kids library and uses the computer and isn't paying attention to his kids. Now SC sees the 3 of us (me, security and maintenace guy) were looking at him and he gets an attitude.
SC: (from the computer he is at) why are you looking at me!?!!
Me: we just want to know if you are with your kids.
SC: huh? why are you people looking at me?
Me: we want to know where are you kids.
Sc: huh? What? You guys are looking at me! You are harrassing me!
security: you are not suppose to be here if you don't have kids with you.
kl2: (coming from the back) oh, he has kids
sc: why are you harrassing me?
security: It's my job to make rounds and make sure adults with kids are in this room.
sc: you are harrassing me! you are staring at me!
maintenance guy: hey, we just want to make sure you have your kids with you.
and it goes on, but I have to go to the next desk, I hope the guy calms down but he seems to be a jerk who has to make a case out of it.
latter in the day, kl2 posts this in facebook:
Having a hard time being brave in the face of a horrible bully of a man intent on harassing, provoking, and intimidating me and my staff as much as possible. The thought of him continuing to do this for the rest of the summer has me close to tears. And he has the nerve to claim we are harassing him.
latter in the afternoon she types this.
I asked hubby to come an hour early for storytime tonight so I wouldn't have to be alone at the desk with the big bad bully customer glaring at me the whole time. He left not long after hubby got there and he saw hubby greet me with a kiss. Bright side--no bully during storytime. Yay for angry husbands standing up for their wives.
Thing is, I was there at 1pm, and story time that night was at 7pm. Didn't this guy's kids get cranky that they were there all day? Or did he have to prove a point so stayed there all day?
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