Shopping...

I went Christmas shopping today with my mom and sister and it reminded me of my library. Why in the world would shopping remind me of my library? I think it's because I know that wherever I go, I have a whole world of resources at my fingertips. No, I'm not talking my Treo, I'm talking my reference librarians! I don't know how many times I have been out shopping and needed info on store locations, hours, etc. One call to my library gets me EVERYTHING! I know I sometimes drive them crazy but why wouldn't I call them? They know it all or they find it for me! On incident stands out in my mind. I once called to have them calculate the diameter of my pool so I would know how many lights to buy to go around it! They had to call me back on that one but when they did - they had the answer and the formula to determine it again! Reference librarians are a shoppers best friend!