A guy at the library made me rethink asking for help

I was stuck on a research question for hours, and he saw me struggling. He just leaned over and whispered, 'The reference desk is there for a reason, you know.' It was in the main reading room of the downtown branch last Thursday. Has a simple comment ever pushed you to just ask for something you needed?

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bailey.karen8d ago

That part about it being in the main reading room really got me. It's so quiet in there, you feel like any sound is a crime. His whisper probably felt huge. Sometimes the most obvious help, like the reference desk, feels the hardest to ask for because you think you should already know. That guy did you a solid by pointing it out without making it a big deal.

hannaho527d ago

Right? The reference desk might as well be a dragon's lair when it's that quiet. Glad he just slid the info over like a secret agent.