Our last interview subject, Diane Walker, received a marriage proposal from a
stranger while working at her college library. Heather the interviewer also received a
proposal from a stranger while working in a library. Has that kind of thing
happened to you or library staff you know?
By the way – posts, post ideas, and interview subject suggestions are always welcome! See your name in lights… well, pixels.
I’ll start us off! Last Saturday during a seminar that I was giving, two women indicated that they would love to take my co-worker home with them! They were very disappointed to know that he is married.
And after a computer class, one of my students offered to marry me so that I could be his at home computer support.
I’ve been asked out and hit on but nothing as crazy as a marriage proposal!
I’ve been asked out for dates. And I’ve heard that there are quite a few female students who have taken an interest in a male coworker on the reference desk.
I got asked out while working the ref desk once. It wasn’t until later that I realized I was supposed to say ‘no’… 😉
The young man sat on the desk, lifted his guitar and started to sing to me. I took his hand and quietly said:”You can’t do that in here!” It started and ended here.
We have a library patron named Red Cloud and he has proposed to most of our staff members!