Sis was in line at the library to renew her card. As she reached the front desk, the librarian turned to the trainee standing behind her and said, “It’s very rare for this to happen.”

Sis was surprised, thinking that library card renewals must happen every day. She completed the task then turned to leave, but the librarian said, “Wait. I’ll walk you out.”

A rare renewal? Walk me out? What the …?

As they reached the front door, Sis saw the police cars gathering.

Holy crap! Do I have an overdue book? An unpaid fine?

Then Sis noticed the teen boys, slouching deep within their hoodies, looking guilty as hell. With indignation, the librarian said, “We’ve had an altercation in the stacks!”

Several thoughts come to mind. It’s nice altercations are rare. It’s nice that the local librarian is also the security guard, accompanying her loyal readers to the parking lot.

But mostly, you can bet I’ll be entitling my next mystery project Altercation in the Stacks.