11-14-2016, 12:04 PM
A review is forthcoming. For now,
How to Steal a Book from the Library
1) Find the book you want to steal. Make certain there is one and only one copy in the library. I chose Child of God.
2) Misfile the book at another location in the stacks; remember where you put it (that's kind of important).
3) Go online and put a Hold request on the book.
4) Wait a few days (they'll be trying to find the book in the stacks and check it as missing)
5) Go to the libary and retrieve the book from where you placed it; you won't be able to auto-check it out, because your own Hold blocks it.
6) Take it to the front desk and explain that you can't check the book out because of your own Hold; the librarian will note that it was flagged missing and will clear it and give you the book. You walk out all fine and dandy.
7) At home, you'll see an email from the library telling you that Child of God is now available for Pickup, with a warning that you'll be fined if you don't pick it up by a certain date.
8) Log into the library site and go to your status page. You'll see your one Hold with a status of Ready for Pickup. Cancel the Hold.
9) Your status page now shows that you have 0 books checked out and 0 holds.
P.S. No, I did not hide Child of God in the stacks. Someone else misfiled McCarthy at MacCarthy. I had a sudden epiphany that this might have happened and looked there. All other events are true.
I suppose I should return the book someday.
How to Steal a Book from the Library
1) Find the book you want to steal. Make certain there is one and only one copy in the library. I chose Child of God.
2) Misfile the book at another location in the stacks; remember where you put it (that's kind of important).
3) Go online and put a Hold request on the book.
4) Wait a few days (they'll be trying to find the book in the stacks and check it as missing)
5) Go to the libary and retrieve the book from where you placed it; you won't be able to auto-check it out, because your own Hold blocks it.
6) Take it to the front desk and explain that you can't check the book out because of your own Hold; the librarian will note that it was flagged missing and will clear it and give you the book. You walk out all fine and dandy.
7) At home, you'll see an email from the library telling you that Child of God is now available for Pickup, with a warning that you'll be fined if you don't pick it up by a certain date.
8) Log into the library site and go to your status page. You'll see your one Hold with a status of Ready for Pickup. Cancel the Hold.
9) Your status page now shows that you have 0 books checked out and 0 holds.
P.S. No, I did not hide Child of God in the stacks. Someone else misfiled McCarthy at MacCarthy. I had a sudden epiphany that this might have happened and looked there. All other events are true.
I suppose I should return the book someday.
I'm nobody's pony.