~Conversations With Kids~

As one of our student helpers came up to the circulation desk, pushing a large cart and telling me he had to go retrieve materials for a teacher...

Student: <picks up a brand new copy of Critical Insights: The Slave Narrative>   "[mumble, mumble] ...taking this book...[mumble] outside."
Me:  "Wait, what?  Where are you going with that brand new book and why?"
Student:  "I have to get something for my teacher outside and I don't want the door to lock me out."
Me:  "And that has what to do with Critical Insights?"
Student:  "Well, I need something to prop the door open."
Me:  "And you were going to use our brand new library book for that?!"
Student:  "Well, yeah."

Yes, this is a much better use for the book 

than actually reading it... :P