Originally Posted by redwitch

Tal -- MT is a very basic type library. No reference section. We shelve books, greet patrons, go nuts with the cards being misfiled. There are a few who have been with MT for several years who do other things. One maintains the romance section; another the westerns; one takes care of general problems (torn books, missing cards, etc.); and so on. The work is in 2-hour shifts.

Books are not shelved via Dewey decimal system but more like a book store -- by categories. Sometimes books are miscatergorized because our chief knows this author writes a certain genre and doesn't have time to check that the author is branching out to another genre. Drives me nuts but I've learned to live with it.

The best part is just the people there -- both the volunteers and the patrons.