Archive for August, 2008

Bun scrambles

August 16, 2008

Do you suppose this is anything like the female bun scrambles referred to in Librarian’s Job?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4549137.stm

more library history

August 15, 2008

I had so much fun with the last post that I decided to create a new blog all about library history. Check it out… Comments and recommendations wanted. Thanks.
Library Notes

A Librarian’s Job: A Los Angeles (California) Reporter’s Idea, from the LA Times ~1920

August 14, 2008

A librarian’s job is no light and sportive task. It requires a capacity such as few men possess. It is a serious occupation, fraught with staggering difficulties. To fill a librarian’s chair adequately means that a man must be built with broad sympathies, leniency, genuine intelligence, and a comprehensive understanding. One’s prejudices must be shored [...]