I went to training this week on being the person in charge of the building, since that's my job on days our branch manager is out. One of the things we covered was how to fill out an incident report properly, and what kinds of things merit a report. The trainer read out some examples, including these:
Patron was sleeping.
Patron's arm trapped in elevator door.
Beer cans found behind toilet in men's room.
A patron called a staff member an [expletive] and then left.
Patron repeatedly violated the internet use policy.
A patron complained that another, older patron, rather than using the restroom in the appropriate place, used the restroom prematurely.
I think when I was a kid my parents had some sort of police blotter compilation that included a chapter on reports of weird incidents that all ended with the phrase "gone when police arrived." This training brought back vivid memories of that book.
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ReplyDeleteThis is great! Thank you so much!
DeleteSeems like a collection from our library would be grosser
ReplyDeleteIn the case of the last example, the older patron had obviously gone before the police arrived.
ReplyDeleteHah! This made me laugh and then snort at the reference desk.
Delete"used the restroom prematurely" is a good euphemism
ReplyDeleteat our library most of these wouldnt even get written up
ReplyDeleteSame here! Someone pooped in the trash can in the bathroom recently and I know no one wrote a report. You can tell the branches where the craziness is rare enough that they bother to document it!
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