The Library Watches You

Patron: Hi I wanna get a computer

Me: Actually you’re going to take your library card over there to the reservation station.

Patron: Okay but like can you explain the negatives

Me: the hwhat now

Patron: I need to know about the negatives. Like, surveillance.

Me: what are you talking about

Patron: You know! At other libraries. With the hand tap.

Me: The more you explain the less I understand.

Patron: Other libraries man, they’re watching. Like when you take out a book they scan your hand.

Me: No they don’t.

Patron: They don’t?

Me: That’s not a thing anyone does anywhere.

Patron: It’s not?

Me: No.

Patron: Thanks!

Me, internally: Did I just cure a conspiracy theorist?

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