Category: OPINIONS!
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do you understand me now?
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” -Robert Browning, from “Andrea del Sarto” That is one of the most famous lines in all of literature, but what does it mean? To me, it means that you should always strive for more than you can accomplish at a given…
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Chicago branch libraries find budget cuts stacked against them — chicagotribune.com
Chicago branch libraries find budget cuts stacked against them — chicagotribune.com. Daley really screwed up here. At a time when library usage is higher than ever, cutting the staff that take care of the materials that patrons want is not the move you want to make. A sad story that keeps getting sadder. There’s really…
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take this job and shelve it
I love shelvers/pages/whatever you call them at your particular library. I love them so much because they perform such a vital job in the library. Excellent shelvers are a rare creature, I think. My ideal shelver puts away materials briskly and efficiently, asks for help when needed, and takes pride in the appearance of the…
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The Giving Tree
The Pioneer Woman wrote a post about The Giving Tree, which inspired me to write a brief little note about how I think the boy in that book is a complete jerk. It is still a lovely story about unconditional love, but that doesn’t change the fact that that boy is awful. He takes, takes,…
Hi, Miss Julie 