Just back from my lovely three day weekend, and I have to see this in my feeds? Really people? Here I am, sitting at my desk, just trying to do my job, and the internet is already on my back. Well, maybe not my back per se, but our backs, we humble librarians (or information… Read more »
Posts Categorized: books
Turns out we’ve been hip all along…
I just loved this article in the Washington Times, reviewing Heidi Ardizzone’s new book “An Illuminated Life“, about librarian Belle de Costa Greene, curator of J.P. Morgan’s massive personal (now public) library. Given all the hype lately (does it count as “hype” if it’s just within the library community?…) about librarian stereotypes and images, this… Read more »
I love the digital age, but oh how i miss the smell of good ol’ books!
Um, I totally want this, I looooove the smell of books! So cliche for a librarian, I know, but I’ve actually always loved the smell… I think I’ll get it and spray it on all the computers here at the library, you know, for authenticity’s sake. hehehe… (thanks to cat in the stacks for the… Read more »
