The Clueless Librarian

Me and author Jonathan Auxier; he wrote Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes.

I want!

(Source: shakethexcess, via excessivebookshelf)

I’m only on chapter one but I’m already enjoying it.

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In March 1970, Marguerite Hart became the first children’s librarian at the Troy Library. She was hired to plan children’s activities and to develop a children’s collection for the booming youth population in the City. […] In early 1971, Hart wrote to dozens of actors, authors, artists, musicians, playwrights, librarians, and politicians of the day. She asked them to write a letter to the children of Troy about the importance of libraries, and their memories of reading and of books. Hart received 97 letters addressed to Troy’s young people from individuals who spanned the arts, sciences, and politics across the 50 states, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, the Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

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I don’t think we brood sufficiently on what a miraculous institution this is,” he says. “It’s not democratic in spirit: It’s democratic. The credential you present is your existence. And the resume you show is your curiosity.  — Adam Gopnik

“New York Public Library: 100 Years of Open Doors” from the May 23, 2011 All Things Considered

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Awesome business card design via Simple Pretty

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A Report from the American Library Association

Scaredy Squirrel at the New Orleans Public Library