Tales From the Library
Tales From the Library presents:
The Case of the Bad Liar
Starring: Me as the Library Superhero
Bad Guy as the Big Fat Liar
and Book as the Innocent Bystander
It was a dark and stormy day
It started out like any other day
My day had been going well until Big Fat Liar showed up, then it got even better.
I was at the circulation desk, minding my own business (okay, not really, but what kind of Library Superhero would I be if I said I was bored and looking for a rumble?), when in walked Big Fat Liar, although I didn’t know it at the time. He sidles up to the desk (as any good villain would) and asks if I can demands that I renew his three books. I politely oblige. At the final book a pop-up message appears telling me that there is supposed to be a CD included inside the back cover. I, being the diligent librarian that I am, flip open the back cover only to discover that – EGAD! – there is NO CD! Horrors. I proceed to inquire if the CD is perhaps still at home waiting to be returned upon its new due date. No, Big Fat Liar says, there was no CD in the book when I checked it out. Hmmmm…Well, I said, there’s a message on the item letting our staff know that there is a CD and thus it wouldn’t have been checked out sans this important element. Oh, said Big Fat Liar. Yes, he said, there was a CD, but it was broken and there was NO WAY he was going to stick that thing in his CD player so he just (DRAMATIC PAUSE) – threw it away. !!!! Yes, folks, he just threw it away, because that’s just what you do when you want to GET RID OF THE EVIDENCE.
*sigh*
I told him he could pay for it when he returns his items (like he’s ever coming back!) and put a message on his account – because that’s just how librarians roll. Bad ass, I know.
I was just happy that this time an adult lied straight to my face, he at least didn’t have his kids with him.
Until next time! 🙂
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You would think they could get a bit more creative with their lies. That would at least make the work day go a little faster!
Haha! Yes, it’s really not very considerate of people is it? 🙂
I hate big fat liars at the check out desk! I had one confront our manager about the untimely return of a laptop last week, when she said she wasn’t informed that it was due back in an hour — when I specifially handed the laptop to her WITH the check out receipt that includes the TIME! Grrr….
I agree, Melissa! It’s amazing how many adults are willing to lie to avoid being accountable for their actions. Shameless.