Spent the afternoon shadowing the reference librarians (adult and childrens') at the Milpitas Library. It was SO much fun! I got to help a few people (gave out paper for the printers, found some Tolkein books, taught a woman visiting from China how to use the pay phones, etc.) but mostly watched the reference librarians and asked lots of questions.
What's hot in the children's section? Science fair projects, missions and native Americans in California (4th graders), endangered species, Lizzie McGuire, Ancient Egypt and Ancient China, and all sorts of other interesting topics. Adults wanted Indian newspapers, consulate phone numbers, diabetes cookbooks, QuickBooks and Photoshop tutorials, video documentaries about army bootcamp, and more.
Posted by Emily at January 26, 2004 07:28 PM