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In today's KC Star: Librarians don't often get credit they deserve
posted by Degolar @ 11:03 AM
1.30.2008
Degolar
A Youth Services Librarian who blogs pseudonymously; A D&D character, a bard, equivalent of librarian in the oral tradition; An idealistically liberal Christian with socialist leanings; An overweight sometimes triathlete; Husband and parent; Hints of Loki, Falstaff, and Pan.
Consort of [Spouse]; Father of Dragons;
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Ponderer of Perplexities, Seeker of Sagacity, and Wayfarer of Fancies;
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""In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to burn down your neighbor's house. And is the fire you use for cooking any different from the one you use for burning? And does that mean you should eat your supper raw?"
Maddy shook her head, still puzzled. "So what you're saying is . . . I shouldn't play with fire," she said at last.
"Of course you should," said One-Eye gently. "But don't be surprised if the fire plays back.""— Joanne Harris
2 Comments:
I know at least three of the librarians listed there. They are all incredibly pleasant. One of them was hard to talk to on the phone, though, as her voice was so naturally penetrating you needed to hold the receiver about six inches from your head.
I loved working with her.
Awesome, I would really like to see that sometime. I never really thought of it in those terms. The better the library does it's job, the less people recognize it. True and brilliant!
Remember, though, for every librarian not being recognized, there are 3 clerks getting spit on, 5 pages getting shit on, and a custodian cleaning it all up.
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