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Why libraries matter, cont’d: the pop-culture treasure trove
From NPR’s “Monkey See” blog, a fantastic post by Linda Holmes on how the library is the best friend that pop-culture geeks may not have known they had: There’s a big public library literally across the street from my bank … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d: “The most beautiful word in the English language”
Happy National Library Workers Day! (And Happy National Library Week.) Here’s an addition to my small collection of library quotes: The lexicographer Wilfred Funk was once invited to say what he thought was the most beautiful word in the English … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d.
Via Boing Boing: And if you don’t know who Alan Moore is, here you go. (He’s the one on the right. You may or may not know the silent fellow, but don’t worry — he gets around to meeting everyone.) … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d
Because without librarians, public radio would suck. Left to his own devices, NPR host Scott Simon admits he would regularly confuse Monet, Manet and Matisse; Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal; Socrates and Sophocles; Crete and Sicily; and Grover Cleveland and William Howard … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d
Because, as Gayle Snible of the New York Public Library says, “The hottest ticket in town is a FREE storytime.” The NY Post elaborates: The matinee story time every Wednesday at the NYPL’s Webster branch is so popular with toddlers … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d. (“Who you gonna call?”)
Because when you need to do some research without being bothered by pesky ectoplasmic entities, you can depend on libraries to hire professionals to keep their reading rooms ghost-free. See Improv Everywhere’s blog post for the inside story. And click … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d.
Because the greatness of libraries doesn’t exist only in encomiums from famous authors. Libraries visibly change people’s lives today — and their impact is real. From the NY Times: Manga clubs have coalesced in libraries in various Queens neighborhoods — … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d.
“Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand virtually alone in accomplishing this mission. No committee decides who may enter, no crisis of … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d.
“I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t be the person that I am, I’m very very certain that without libraries I wouldn’t have the career that I have. …For most of the human race, pretty much all of the lifespan of … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter
“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The library connects us with the insights and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from … Continue reading
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