Libraries
I grew up in libraries. My first jobs were in libraries. I know, understand, and love libraries. My mom is a seriously cool and intimidatingly competent librarian, and she knows, understands, and loves them even more than I do.
Many are trying to claim that there is no place for libraries in the Age of the Internet. Fie, I cry. Those who truly know, understand, and love libraries have always known that books are not libraries' raison d'être. Have never been their raison d'être. The decline of the wood-pulp book in no way affects libraries' raison d'être.
LIBRARIES EXIST TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND.
Period.
And that's never going to be obsolete.
Even the Old Spice guy*, to the degree he can, agrees that libraries are important. (Although he does commit the sadly-too-frequent error of focusing on the books. What can you expect? He can't even find his shirt.)
*I truly hope this guy gets tons of lucrative gigs out of the Old Spice campaign. He's brilliant.
posted by Laura E. Goodin @ 5:59 PM (permalink)
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He is brilliant, isn't he. He's achieved just the right balance.
My mum was a librarian too.
She used to drive the library bus and deliver books to housebound people and nursing homes.
Have you seen the curious expedition collection of beautiful libraries?
http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78
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