2/23/2006

 

Librarian 1, wild animal in the library 0

Well, last night offered an interesting break from the normal routine here...

Scene: 3rd floor hallway

Me: Is that a dead animal in the floor? Hmm, it's a bat. Is it alive? *Nudges bat with foot*

Bat: *dirty look* HIIIISSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! (Translation: I'm tryin' ta sleep here, leave me alone!)

Me: *ponders whether or not to deal with this, goes downstairs and returns with gladlock containter left over from supper*

Bat: ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz.......

Me: *sneaks up on bat, plops container over it, slides lid underneath container and attempts to slide lid underneath bat*

Bat: EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE (Tr.: #$%*%#&@^&!!!!!!!! )

Me: Yeah yeah, watch it buddy, I freeze-dried your auntie! Now get on the lid.

Bat: *gets on lid* EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE *more dirty looks*

Me: *takes bat downstairs and out* Now hush up, I'm taking you outside. There's no food for you in here. *What am I thinking, this place is full of bugs! Oh well.*

Bat: *more screaming, cussing and dirty looks*

Me: *puts container on ground, removes it from around bat*

Bat: EEEEEEEEEE (Tr.: It's cold and wet out here!!!)

Me: I know it's cold and wet, but it's better for you out here, I promise!

Bat: *One last dirty look, then silently stalks away*

3:34 PM

Comments:

Years ago, I was a reference librarian at a small private college in Pennsylvania. One day, there was a freaked-out bat on one of the upper floors, zooming around and banging himself against the windows. A couple of maintenance guys were called in, and they managed to capture the bat in a plastic bag. These horrible guys proceeded to batter the bat to death against one of the brick walls outside. I was incensed and threw a conniption fit. The maintenance pinheads responded as if I were crazy.

I'm so glad you let the poor little bat go! Bats are people too!

# posted by  LiberryShark : 6:16 PM

 

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