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Subject: Re: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Re: LAORLEAN-D Digest V03 #510
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 13:37:34 -0400


Last week I was visiting in Houma and went to their beautiful new Library......puts NOPL to shame. They have many, many computers, I met a very nice lady who works at the library (she has her masters) and was so pleasant and helpful. I mentioned I go to the NOPL and she said how rude the staff is there. Now this comes from a fellow librarian and they knew who she was. They not only treat the "locals" that way but out of town visitors as well. Makes for a bad impression of New Orleans, the administration and the system.

Merle

> From: "merle mulkey" <>
> Date: 2003/10/11 Sat AM 12:37:03 EDT
> To:
> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Re: LAORLEAN-D Digest V03 #510
>
> Julie:
>
> I had the same unwelcome experience with an elderly man at NOPL too: I just
> felt that they did not want me there. After the ordeal of parking and
> walking to get there and have a grump working is aggravating. I have not
> gone back. I wonder who is over this group, is it city council or the mayor
> or who?
>
> Did you notice what time it was when he came over to you? Something should
> be done about this old man. He is apparently unhappy. Some people just
> like to be able to shove there weight around.
>
> Merle Lynn Mulkey
> in Mandeville
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie Campbell Hernandez" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:47 PM
> Subject: [LAORLEAN-L] Re: LAORLEAN-D Digest V03 #510
>
>
> > NEED TO VENT!!
> >
> > I spent a better part of my day off today in the NOPL on Loyola trying to
> > look up and get copies of some of the obits I needed. After finally
> > deciding to get to the copier, I had about 8 rolls of microfilm. I
> started
> > copying and when I got to the third copy that was absolutely terrible, I
> > asked the man at the desk if there was a way to get better copies. He
> > looked at me and shook his head "no". No other response!
> >
> > I began copying again. I had 3 rolls left when another man, who was
> > actually very nice, walked up and asked if I would like to move one copier
> > over since the copier I was using did not make good obit copies. Of
> course,
> > I moved right away and another lady sat the first machine. I no sooner
> got
> > the third roll onto the "new and better" copier, when the first man came
> by
> > and said I had to turn the machine off and let him get the money out for
> the
> > day. I explained that I was almost finished and that the other gentleman
> > had just moved me and he said "sorry, you have to turn the machine off
> now".
> >
> > Now I realize since being part of this list that everyone has had good
> > experiences at the NOPL, and continue to say how helpful those people are,
> > but I have never seen people so cold and uncaring in my life. The first
> man
> > was not Mr. Hamer, but an elderly man who has worked there a very long
> time
> > and has always been very snippy. I guess maybe I asked too many
> > questions???? I don't know. Now I'll have to make another list and take
> > another day off to run to the library.
> >
> > Just me venting!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!
> >
> > Julie Hernandez
> >
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> > Subject: LAORLEAN-D Digest V03 #510
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