Amanda Trumpower's Blog, page 18
December 18, 2017
Speaking Spanish to a Frenchman
I have a confession to make: I (really) enjoy snuggling on the couch with Prince Charming as we watch TV. But I don’t walk away from that experience saying, “Oh gee, I just feel so deeply loved right now.” That effect is accomplished by a fifteen minute walk around the neighborhood, where he asks me …
December 15, 2017
Big Change for the Trumpowers
Yesterday marked some life change in the Trumpower household: Prince Charming and I feel it’s time for me to say goodbye to my job at the Library. We’ve discussed this for some months. My career entails weekend and evening hours, now with a one-way one-hour commute. Add that to several nights of homework for Prince …
December 12, 2017
Behind the Library Desk: “Librarian Arrested in Presidential Assassination Plot”
An actual conversation I had with a patron over the phone during the November 2017 presidential election: Woman on phone: Hi honey. I moved and I left my dictionary behind. Can you tell me what a round building is called? Me: I believe “rotunda” is the word for a round building. Woman: Rotundee? Interesting. Now …
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December 11, 2017
Behind the Library Desk: “Library Rascals”
Conversations and quotes from my posse of Little Library Rascals who keep my days interesting: Me: Conner, what’s the bat for? Conner (age 11): To knock the fudge out of stuff. Eleri (age 11, going on 21): I’m not worried. I have a lawyer. He’s the smartest kid in the fourth grade. Eleri: Amanda, I’m …
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December 8, 2017
Behind the Library Desk: “Things I’ve Seen”
Witnessed in the stacks, on the floor, or (heaven help us) at the desk. AM customer on the phone: Can you tell me what the local arson laws are? PM customer on the phone: So I need to know the proper procedure for working with a dead body. Woman with long grey hair and a Doctor Who …
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December 7, 2017
Behind the Library Desk: “Life Story”
An actual phone conversation I had at the Reference Desk: Woman: I need the phone number for Kroger’s. Woman: Thanks, hon. Are you doing anything for Christmas? We’re just staying home. Homebodies all, that’s what we are. We went on a trip once in 1974 to a cabin in Michigan and …
December 6, 2017
Amanda’s Top 7 Marriage Books for the Beginner Student
One of my convictions is that people ought to intently pursue a deep level of understanding about their marriage and their spouse. I spent an entire college semester learning about literary theory, which I have used exactly 0 times in my adult life. Why on earth would I treat my most important human relationship with …
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Behind the Library Desk: “We Have All the Lists and We’re Keeping Them From You”
Life as a public librarian is a lot of things, but no one can claim it’s dull. I spend most of my day doing Google searches for people or explaining how to use __________ [the internet, email, printers, smartphones, teenagers, insert your foreign technology here]. Sometimes, my day involves answering funny, awkward, or simply absurd …
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Greetings & Salutations
Welcome! My name is Amanda Trumpower (formerly Pigford). I’m proudly sporting a new last name which I earned in October 2017 after meeting Prince Charming in November 2016. I’m a teen librarian in southeastern Ohio. I have used this as an excuse to arrive at work dressed as a Jedi, various superheroes, and a Hogwarts …
