George Poland Henderson, librarian, editor and publisher, RIP. [thanks bill]
Author: jessamyn
ashcrofts vs librarians, wayback machine
Seems that Ashcrofts have been disrespecting librarians since way back when
It was Mother s Day, a Sunday, 1990, when I was
called by my staff; who told me Mrs. Ashcroft wanted the
Missouri State Library opened, recalls Monteria Hightower,
who was then state librarian. Assuming the governor’s wife
wanted to show visitors around (and that I could make a pitch
for new computers…), Hightower left her
family at home and hurried to unlock the darkened library. She
found Janet, outside in a car with a driver, accompanied only
by a boy of 12. With astonishment, she heard Janet’s reason
for her Sunday appearance at the library: I want to find
something on the Elizabethan era for my son s homework
assignment.
[thanks lis]
called by my staff; who told me Mrs. Ashcroft wanted the
Missouri State Library opened, recalls Monteria Hightower,
who was then state librarian. Assuming the governor’s wife
wanted to show visitors around (and that I could make a pitch
for new computers…), Hightower left her
family at home and hurried to unlock the darkened library. She
found Janet, outside in a car with a driver, accompanied only
by a boy of 12. With astonishment, she heard Janet’s reason
for her Sunday appearance at the library: I want to find
something on the Elizabethan era for my son s homework
assignment.
[thanks lis]
earlham librarian is tops
People seem to be suprised when I tell them that Indiana — parts of it anyhow — are a hotbed for progressive and proactive librarianship. My sister went to Earlham college, home to Evan Farber, whose library director was just chosen as the top academic/research librarian of the year by ACRL. [thanks dsdlc]
Library Issues – for academic librarians
I’m not sure how I managed to never see Library Issues before… last month’s issue contains strategies for dealing with the PATRIOT Act.
librarian for a day — no experience necessary!
You know, what sort of irks me about these “X for a Day” contests, like this one at Woman’s Day magazine — is the subtle implication that the job is really easy, you just have to be lucky enough to be able to get it. [thanks all]