The Sixth Sense: Book Guessing?

I know I work in a library and am supposed to know everything, but I don't.

When you come up to the circulation desk and I ask how I can help you, the proper response is not, "I need a book."

Say that and on the right day, you're liable to catch a: "Well, you're in the right place! This is a library and we have over 100,000 items in our collection!"

Of course you need a book. That's why you're at the library circulation desk.

"Can you help me find this book?" or "I need help finding a book" are much more acceptable. "I need a book" is just one step above the patrons who come to the desk and hold up their library card and say nothing, as if I'm a mind reader.

- The Boss