blowing off steam, quietly of course

i'm going to complain very briefly, but there are some things that are bothering me and i need to get them off my chest:

i work at the jackson library, and while it's a pretty plush job, and most of the time i enjoy it, i have some pet peeves about how people treat the library. most of them basically revolve around respect. so whether or not you use the libarary or not, here are a few things to keep in mind when in a public place:

1) it's a library, used for studying and checking out books, not for checking out the opposite sex. nor is it for studying each others anatomy or figuring out the chemistry in your relationship. please keep your hands off! i don't want to see it and i'm sure that your other peers don't want to either.

2) "HI SARA!! HOW ARE YOU!! I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN LIKE FOREVER!!" it is unbelievable the amount of people who come barging into the library and are not using their inside voices. not only is this disruptive to those studying, but how am i supposed to take a nap at the circulation desk with that kind of noise? just kidding, but seriously, we learned in like first grade to be quiet in the library, so please be respectful and keep the noise at a level 2-3 instead of 9-10.

3) you wouldn't think so, but working at the library is a hazardous job. with all the left out chairs, i am libel to die any day now tripping over one of them. i understand that it's part of my job to push in chairs, but seriously how hard is it to push in your chair when you leave? it's common curtesy. i don't mind pushing in a chair here and there, but when i have to do it constantly to so many chairs, let's just say it gets a little old. so please help increase my lifespan by pushing in your chair when you're finished.

4) the carts laying around the library are there for a reason. we have convienetly put them there so if you decide that you don't want to check out a book you don't have to reshelve it or take it down to the circulation desk. yet without fail i find unwanted books laying on shelves, on desks or on the floor. my brothers, this should not be! take a second or two, find a cart and discard your unwanted books there. it makes my job so much easier.

well i think that's it for now. this is not meant to offend anyone, just to blow off some steam. and hopefully you've learned some valuable tips. if not at least it will prevent your head being bitten off by me.