Ok, I do not work at the Cleveland library, but this video just happened upon my Facebook one day. Since then, I can't help but think of this video when thinking of the creepers at the library. You can watch the whole video in order to get the whole idea of this post, or watch 1 min and 35 seconds in. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYtUTu9H7dE
Wow. I mean, how could you ever show your face in public after that? The last 30 seconds alone are perhaps the most terrifyingly pathetic/hilarious part of the whole ordeal. Don't get me wrong, Mike Cooper is a total pervert creeper, but when his dad goes after Carl Monday-I feel kinda bad for the perv. Only a little bad because he is a creeper jerk. He wouldn't want children around him.You just know he is one of those guys that works a really crappy minimum wage job, lives in his parent's basement, probably watches too many reruns of Star Trek, and actually has to go to the local library to look up porn since his parents "happened" to put up parental blocks on the computer. What also scares me is that he's 23. When I usually think of child predators/creepers I expect them to be older for some reason. I think Cooper already knew he was a loser before he got caught with his hand down his pants.
I wish I could show this to every patron that comes into the library. It should be a tutorial to the library or something. The catch line would be, "Hey, do you not want to end up like this guy? Make sure to find a way to watch porn in the privacy of your home not near the children's section of the library." I think the patrons might be all, "That is so right! I'm gonna watch porn at home, not at the library." Ok, so I seriously doubt they'd think that, but it could happen. Maybe never, but I can dream.
I don't think this adds into the whole, being a librarian is sexy stereotype, but I don't think I should exclude it either. I cannot tell you how many times that me, or another female at work has been sexually harassed. It becomes downright disgusting at times. I know that if you're in the public eye, it's unwanted but expected. That doesn't make it right though. Whether it's a man of middle age calling one of the 17 year old shelvers "sexy little girl", or a geriatric man saying "hot damn" when I bend over in a dress (It was covering everything by the way, I'm not the kind of girl who shows her ta tas every chance she gets). No worries, I'm not stereotyping it to men being the creepers either.
The Woman Who Thinks I Hook on the Weekends Tale
I get really sick with a cold/sinus infection/strep throat, at least once a year. It's kind of a thing that I expect to happen mid-winter. Unfortunately, I developed a sinus infection a mere two weeks ago. I became hoarse and was unable to talk hardly at all. The whole day I practiced being a mime and polishing up my charade skills. It was rather embarrassing, but luckily my co-workers were very understanding and slightly amused by my inability to speak.
I was merely sitting at the desk when a woman walks up. I recognize the woman, usually she is very boisterous, but relatively harmless. The woman starts talking to me despite Sabrina*, a co-worker, checking the woman out. I can only nod and shrug my shoulders. Jade*, my other co-worker, watches the me closely as Sabrina checks the woman out. Jade had been my interpreter for the day. She explained to the woman that I was unable to talk because I was sick.
"Oh, sucking to much **** on the weekends girl?" Said the woman. Jade, Sabrina and I look at each other in utter confusion, all with the same thought. "Did she really just say that?" We all were very obviously uneasy, but we pretended like nothing happened (I tend to give almost everyone a second chance to make not such an *** out of themselves).
"I'll get your hold in the back," said Sabrina.
The woman, turned towards me and says, "All that ****, will do you in. Don'tchya dare swallow," the woman howls. This time she makes a rather telling gesture with her hand and mouth. I was internally freaking out, but was unable to voice my outrage. Jade immediately walks over to my chair.
"I'm gonna go say something to the supervisor," She whispers to me. I can tell she's as shocked and taken aback as I am. I reluctantly agree. I want to tell this woman off myself, but I don't have the voice to yell at her. Jade comes back with the supervisor. Sabrina is checking out the holds to the woman, but steps back when she sees the supervisor.
The supervisor warns the woman that if she misbehaves like that in the library again she will be kicked out immediately, and will possibly be banned.
"I was just playin'," her eyes become rather big and she appears to be panicked. I don't feel much sympathy for her. After all, she did practically call me a hooker.
What I have learned today: To watch porn in the privacy of my own home, that if I become hoarse-call off at work, and that I can be mistaken as a hooker :(
Sincerely,
Your Non-Stereotypical Librarian
*Names have been changed to entitle my co-workers to their privacy
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