<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Boy, Can She Think on Her&nbsp;Feet!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Librarians are really smart people, and reference librarians are some of the smartest. 🙂 But sometimes, they have to be not only smart, but quick. As in witty. As you&#8217;ll see in this <a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/Real-Life-Reference-Do-You-Have-Prince-Albert-in-a-Can-or-When-Bored-Tweens-Use-Chat-Reference-Sosulski-Nicolette-Warisse/pid=8091465" target="_blank">chat reference transcript</a> of a question asked by &#8220;Mrs. Bieber.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6951" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/boy-can-she-think-on-her-feet/bieber/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png" data-orig-size="1024,750" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="bieber" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6951" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png?w=300&#038;h=220" alt="bieber" width="300" height="220" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png?w=300&amp;h=220 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png?w=600&amp;h=440 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/bieber.png?w=150&amp;h=110 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><!--more-->She impressed the young lady by knowing all about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" target="_blank">Nicki Minaj</a>, even convincing her that <em>she</em> was being rude and owed the original librarian an apology.</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6952" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/boy-can-she-think-on-her-feet/minaj/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png" data-orig-size="683,1092" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="minaj" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png?w=188" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png?w=640" class="size-medium wp-image-6952 alignleft" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png?w=188&#038;h=300" alt="minaj" width="188" height="300" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png?w=188&amp;h=300 188w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png?w=376&amp;h=600 376w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/minaj.png?w=94&amp;h=150 94w" sizes="(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px" /></a>This librarian was one smart (and tough!) cookie, and did an excellent job while showing her customer respect. And boy, can she think on her feet.</p>
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