Slog - Comments on Let Us Now Praise Seattle Public Library http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library When in the course of human evenings it becomes necessary to find the answers to the questions in the Ketel One ad on the back of the current New Yorker, and it's after midnight, it is something to know that Seattle Public Library is there for you. In a shifting, stricken, electronically connecting world, www.spl.org is at the ready. It's true that long before midnight the librarians manning the quick information line (whom I love) have gone home, but the library has connections. It knows some people. It's not a problem. Before we go any further, here is the back... Copyright 2008 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:00:12 -0800 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:27:13 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Matt from Denver Too funny. I was thinking the answer had something to do with astronomy (say, maybe that's how long it takes Neptune to orbit the sun).

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762756 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762756 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:21:16 -0800 Comment by Pine Street i have a crush on raul.

]]> Pine Street http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762774 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762774 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:25:36 -0800 Comment by Pine Street i have a crush on raul.

]]> Pine Street http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762775 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762775 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:27:12 -0800 Comment by Maggie Are you going to share the answer in the Google group thread?

]]> Maggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762776 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762776 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:27:37 -0800 Comment by whatever What kind of underwear does Bill Clinton not wear?

Briefs.

]]> whatever http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762784 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762784 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:46:03 -0800 Comment by bitch on heels That's fantastic. An on-call googler. I should have gone into library science.

]]> bitch on heels http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762788 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:51:12 -0800 Comment by vegetable lasagna The SPL is awesome. They have great books - reading Babylon is Burning. They have great CDs - listening to No Thanks! a Rhino punk collection that is THE BEST. SPL's also works as NetFlix if you're diligent, and they're very nice every week when I manage to return CD covers without the CDs.

]]> vegetable lasagna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762795 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762795 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:07:25 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Raul and I share jobs! Zing!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762798 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762798 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:11:10 -0800 Comment by don't steal CDs @7, hope you're not stealing CDs from the library, bc if you are, that's really lame. just burn them if you like them that much.

]]> don't steal CDs http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762800 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762800 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:14:19 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I think she's referring to forgetting them accidentally.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762803 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762803 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:19:36 -0800 Comment by Kate Raul is, quite possibly, the coolest name ever.

Obviously, his parents were on to something.

]]> Kate http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762812 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762812 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:25:42 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Librarians are the most awesome people on the planet.

Even the lady who sat down next to me and gently chided me for having pornography visible on my laptop screen, and suggesting that I angle it away from the children if I wanted to view it at the library. "We don't want to censor anyone" she said. I was pretty steamed, because I WASN'T looking at porn -- but the guy at the next table saved my pride by admitting to her that it was HIS porn. I think the librarian was a little suspicious still.

But that's what you get for going to a different library than your local. The folks at Wallingford are always delightful.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762817 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:32:18 -0800 Comment by Get a life Yet another self-indulgent post by a Stranger staffer... no big suprise there.

But man... if that is what you are doing with your Thursday nights then I think a part time job might be in order.

]]> Get a life http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762823 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762823 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:44:54 -0800 Comment by Sally Struthers Lawnchair I LOVE Seattle Public Library. I can't afford to buy tons of cds, so I've burned quite a selection from SPL. They augment my Netflix habit as well...always dvds to watch around the house. Last night it was the films of Kenneth Anger. I love the online holds...and on my daily downtown run I just run in and pick them up. Super cool staff too. And fuck me...I like the building too. I'll have to use the question line sometime.....

]]> Sally Struthers Lawnchair http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762831 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762831 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:51:54 -0800 Comment by bb This is a LONG post. Add a jump.

]]> bb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762845 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762845 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:03:44 -0800 Comment by vegetable lasagna Thx poe for defending me. Obviously, I'm not stealing CDs. I feel guilty when I don't return things on time. My only quibble with SPL is the 1 hour Internet policy. I understand why there needs to be some cutoff, but if there are computers avaiable couldn't the policy be that you could get another hour? A lot of our lives are lived on the computer, including job hunting, and an hour a day is a little short.

]]> vegetable lasagna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762846 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762846 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:04:09 -0800 Comment by Callie You don't post enough, Christopher!

]]> Callie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762865 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762865 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:27:01 -0800 Comment by Nay This was tremendously awesome. :)

]]> Nay http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762908 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762908 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:54:06 -0800 Comment by Dominic Holden This just made me applaud in my dining room. And want a muffin.

]]> Dominic Holden http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762924 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762924 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:03:26 -0800 Comment by boydmain Christopher, you obviously need to add the powerful weapon known at the 'quotation mark' to your Google arsenal.

]]> boydmain http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762971 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762971 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:04:19 -0800 Comment by Gitai Shit, I could have told you all the questions without reference to a computer. Mind you, I am a treasure trove of useless information.

Anyone wanna hear about the Arian Heresy?

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762973 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762973 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:07:39 -0800 Comment by Kristin I want Raul's job. Is it as simple as getting an MLIS? Is that really what librarians get to do? I can't think of anything that would make me happier than to be paid for looking up obscure stuff for people.

]]> Kristin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762980 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c762980 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:15:40 -0800 Comment by Natalie Happy to hear there are other libraries offering this awesome service - it's called 'askaway' in Vancouver, Canada, and I've been using it for years. I find the late hours are awesome for us bloggers who are itching for that special reference late at night. I plugged them in my blog a couple of months ago. http://www.seabuckthorn.net/index.php/?p=22

]]> Natalie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763214 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763214 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:16:34 -0800 Comment by Investigatory Journalist good god, you didn't think of longest lifespan when you saw 114years?

]]> Investigatory Journalist http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763295 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763295 At Large Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:02:16 -0800 Comment by Sandy "Down the hall, second door on your left" is probably an answer to the well-known most-frequently-asked-question-at-the-library-reference-desk: "Where's the restoom?"

]]> Sandy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763410 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763410 At Large Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:28:59 -0800 Comment by matt @ 25,

no sandy, its up the stairs, second door to your left for the ladies and third for the guys

]]> matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763435 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763435 At Large Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:25:38 -0800 Comment by sally Muffins? In Madrid?

What a moron...

]]> sally http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763646 At Large Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:04:21 -0800 Comment by Graham Aw, cut Chris some slack sally@27. I'd never have known about this cool service without him. I just tried it myself and LOVE IT.

Plus (callie@17) this was probably all the work he could manage to do this week, aside from the readings listings. We all know he isn't great at multitasking.

Anyway thanks Chris!

]]> Graham http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763651 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c763651 At Large Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:26:14 -0800 Comment by Sarah Okay, this isn't about the library, but my dad and I were wondering about the ad and I decided to e-mail Ketel One and ask. They sent back the most pathetic list of questions -- not at all clever. Seems to me if you're going to do this kind of marketing, you need to have a second stage that's as fun as the first. In any case, here's what they wrote back:

Dear Sarah,

Thank you for visiting the Ketel One website and for writing us with
your request. Here is a list of answers that our creative agency came up
with.

1. Could be anything
2. Could be anything relating to George Washington (first president,
cherry tree, most schools named after him, etc.)
3. Boxers or Briefs?
4. Could be anything
5. Could be anything (where's the bathroom? Where's your office?
Where's the copier?)
6. What does 'D.C.' stand for? American citizens living where lack
voting representation in Congress?
7. Could be anything
8. What's the longest river on Earth?
9. Could be anything
10. What's the average distance from the sun to the Earth?

Kind regards,
Dana Hollenbeck
Marketing Assistant

]]> Sarah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c767364 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c767364 At Large Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:46:32 -0800 Comment by sarah ashley HEY I READ YOU R ANSWERS I STILL DONT GETE THE NILE ONE BUT 114 YEARS AND 211 DAYS IS THEW OLDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD, THATS WHAT I GOT WHEN I GOOGLED IT!

]]> sarah ashley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c771058 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/let_us_now_praise_seattle_public_library#c771058 At Large Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:27:13 -0800