This post could also be titled “why I had to dig 13 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary out of the dumpster instead of just getting them handed to me by the librarian who tipped me to their location” (it’s true!) In short, you can’t get rid of government property — including library books in some cases — any way you want, the method of disposal has to be approved. This is why some books wind up in the dumpster instead of the book sale. While it’s clear why this law exists, it has some weird side effects when enforced in this way. I’d like to apologize to Adam Romanik, it was a good thing you did, you shouldn’t have been treated this way.
Category: librarians
google video find: the world’s fastest librarian
The World’s Fastest Librarian, a film made by and for librarians. Coming soon to a conference near you (maybe?) but you can view the trailer on Google Video
Manifesto of Avant Garde Librarianship
How did I miss this manifesto in the past?
10. We must recruit those who have no investment in things as they are, the future will be for those who will create change without loving it; those who perceive the joy of creation behind every destruction.
[thanks jason]
obit: Margaret Osmond, 98; librarian who lived flamboyantly
I can only hope my obituary makes me sound like as cool a librarian as Margaret Osmond. [thanks mom]
librarian finds peace, leaving New Orleans
Just got an update that New Orleans Public Library resumed circulation of books today at the Nix and Hubbell Branches. Weekly bloggish updates of the recovery efforts are on this page. This all, however, just a feel good intro to this heartwarming librarian story Evacuated librarian lends hand, finds peace
When Xavier University’s library director decided to leave New Orleans hours ahead of Hurricane Katrina, fate put him on the road to a mutually beneficial relationship with a library miles away.