Includes index

Introduction -- 004.16 Computers -- 025.52 Reference work -- 028.9 Reading interests and habits -- 031.02 Curiosities and wonders -- 153.733 Listening in -- 302.2 Communication, failures and disruptions of -- 302.343 Bullying -- 598.2 Rare birds -- 611 Human anatomy -- 621.385 Telephones -- 808.879083 Children's humor -- 809.9339 Volumes of gratitude

From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, Sheridan showcases the oddities that have come across her circulation desk: encounters with local eccentrics; bizarre reference requests; and heart-warming stories of patrons who roam the stacks every day