Friday, March 25, 2011

Thank you for patron intervention

The library I work at has two pianos in the main hall, given to us through donations, and as many people may know libraries have a hard time turning down donations.  Yesterday, as you occasionally need to do, we had to have them tuned, much to the dismay of many people's ears.  Well after a few complaints and apologies one man was not happy and started to tell people at the door not to go in because we have "the worst piano player" he's ever heard playing.  

Our computer section is almost always filled and once again I heard complaints of the worst piano player ever, I was about to explain how the piano is getting tuned, when a patron who knew what was going on stepped in.  He told the others to be quiet and that the library is letting a homeless person learn how to play the piano and that we are letting him try and play as he is waiting for his instructor.  I stood there trying not to laugh, the other complainers looked at him and said "Oh in that case it's fine."

Dear sir, thank you for your intervention and making me laugh.

1 comment:

  1. This made me laugh...thank you...I do think, had I been your Patron, I would have said the same thing!

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