Apart from the location, Friends of the Library and Volunteers this books shows, in a quite humourous way, how universal the library experience can be. I had a good giggle and regularly nodded in wry acknowledgement.
Full of snippets of what life can be like behind the desk and insights into what people really do in libraries it's a great fun read. Despite the tag line I didn't find it shocking at all. The stories are individual and there's some filling in of the background but they each pretty much stand-alone, rather like a series of articles than an overarching book.
I also agree with the end of the introduction:
"Support your local library.
Get a library card.
Pay your goddam fines. Man up for Christ's sake. Be a little responsible.
And if there's any shushing to be done, let it be done by a professional.
Me."
