Amusing facts about the Mountain View Public Library
The Odyssey is filed under non-fiction. When I asked the girl at the checkout desk about this, she said "That's weird. That's, like, science fiction, right?"
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen are filed under fiction, under their author -- Baron Munchausen.
The car manuals for Honda Civics are all filed under car manuals, but some years are under "Honda" and others under "Civic."
The catalogue lists identical books under separate entries, and often multiple copies of the same book are filed in different sections of the library.
Is there a librarian in the house? Anywhere?
(Although to be fair: Apart from the total lack of organization, it's a remarkably pleasant library. Very good places to sit and read or work.)
