The other day I went to the library to return a book that I had gotten through the inter-Ohio library exchange. In Ohio, not only can you get a book from anywhere in your county but through any of the counties and University libraries throughout Ohio. I was quite excited because it was a book I read when I was young and really wanted toshare it with the boys. It is called "The Night they Stole the Alphabet".

So anyway, at the Berea library all returns are just dropped in an indoor book return if on time, but because I had gotten this book from Inter-Ohio library exchange--I just didnt want to drop it in. Seemed like I should tell someone. Very politely, I walked up to the librarian and said--excuse me this book is from the Inter-Ohio exchange, and I do not want to just drop it in the shute. The librarian then looks at me like I have approximately six heads and says--Where is all the documentation and do not remove green paper that was wrapped around the cover. I'm like what are you talking about? There's this little green slip they gave me.

The librarian is now about to stroke out on me. I'm totally perplexed. I thought I was doing the right thing by telling her and now she is taking off my head. She then goes on in a very loud and nasty voice to tell me, how is she going to know what library that book goes back to? I had several ideas about where she could go back to, but felt that would only make matters worse.

The whole time Cookie is like , Mommy what is she talking about? We never had a green wrapper on the book. And I'm trying to keep him quiet because the librarian is rapidly becoming psychotic. She hears him and says--Young man there are always green wrappers on the inter-library books--as though a six year old could really give a hoot.

Now I'm like well maybe my mom removed it or something. Which really made no sense because why am I feeling bad about something I had no idea existed and did not remove. The librarian is once again back on--how will i know what library I should return it to? I then say, you might try Ohio University--as that is stamped all over it. Which makes her get more angered. Finally I just walk away--cuz really what am I suppose to do, I returned the book in a timely fashion. How long was a suppose to listen to her rant. But she is not quite done yet--she starts telling the man behind me what a no goodnik I am. My picture is probably up on the walls of all libraries in Ohio, just like the FBI's most wanted or the bad check people with a big note--NEVER LET BORROW INTER-LIBRARY BOOKS-KNOWN REMOVER OF GREEN WRAPPER.

As I walked away I thought, Wow, so this is what happens when you remove the tags off pillows.