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Created and Maintained by
A.B. Credaro
June 18, 2002




DIRTY REALITY

It has come to the attention of the WLW Management that not all libraries are dark, dingy hovels with idiots administrating a pathetic budget, and a regular contingent of patrons from hell. Unfortunately, this means that some information professionals are missing out on the opportunity to whinge, complain, write insulting letters, and start up parody websites. In the interests of equity and fairness, WLW now offers a new service for librarians working in non-standard conditions.


GOT A HUGE BUDGET?

WLW can arrange for your library to receive a customised price list from your regular suppliers, with huge mark-ups and extra fees and charges. What is the advantage to you? Your patrons will no longer have access to the brilliant range of resources you currently provide, and will complain bitterly, loudly, and constantly. Have you ever considered that you don't really know your patrons very well? You have only been seeing one side of their nature. By reducing the depth, scope and quality of your collection, you'll get to know the "whole person" much better.

IS YOUR MANAGER REALLY NICE?

Want to get a greater range of experience by working under different management styles? If you are finding that your library runs really smoothly due to having a fair and equitable workplace, and you don't actually want to change your workplace, WLW can spread rumours and innuendo about your current manager. Knowing how quickly rumours spread, and that no-one ever checks the facts anyway, you can be assured that within a short period of time you will have a brand new work environment, without the hassle of having to take your posters off your office wall.

NEW, ATTRACTIVE BUILDING?

Through our extensive network of society's undesirables, established through mnay years of working with the average library patron, WLW can organise the precise degree of vandalism to give you that run-down, shabby appearance. Want some offensive graffiti on the external walls, or unspeakable destruction in your rest rooms? Are heavily used parts of your collection creating a lot of work in circulation? Our enthusiastic band of library supporters can reduce your architecturally magnificent, well appointed library into the shambles that most of us endure. How can you possibly pass up this offer?

WANT THE REAL THING?

If you find that there are just too many things that need changing in your library, WLW has a rapidly building list of people who currently work in the type of library you are trying to create. For a small fee, these people will change jobs with you, so you can see what the rest of us contend with on a daily basis. No refunds. No right of return. But just think of all the advantages you'll get!




To correctly cite this page:
Credaro,A.B.(2002). Dirty Reality. Warrior Librarian Weekly [online]
https://warriorlibrarian.com/LOL/dirt.html [Accessed:insert date]