{"id":3007,"date":"2009-04-16T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2009-04-15T08:49:56","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T14:49:56","slug":"national-library-week-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/national-library-week-on-display\/","title":{"rendered":"National Library Week — Great Books about Librarians"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"free-for-all1\"Some people think that libraries are stuffy, tomb-like places\u00a0run by\u00a0bespectacled\u00a0octogenarians whose primary\u00a0 function is to go around shhhussshing\u00a0 others.\u00a0 Those of us who actually work in one\u00a0know that’s far from the truth.\u00a0 One book I found that\u00a0 really hit the nail on the head as far as how libraries today really operate\u00a0 is Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks and Gangstas in the Public Library<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>by Don Borchert.\u00a0 Okay, it’s about a library in California<\/em>, so some things are a little different, but it is still a quick read that’s delightfully funny, yet peppered with some very poignant moments.<\/p>\n

\"down-cut-shin-creek\"For a nonfiction take on the subject, check out Down Cut Shin Creek: The<\/strong><\/em> Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Kathi Appelt and Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer.\u00a0 During the Great Depression, this WPA program was started to put women to work and to serve the very poor in remote regions of the country.\u00a0 These courageous book carriers provided their own horses or mules and were paid\u00a0 a whopping $28 a month!<\/p>\n

\"miss-rumphius2\"As far as children’s books, an old favorite of mine is Miss Rumphius<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Barbara Cooney.\u00a0 Miss Rumphius, a retired librarian, plants lupines all over her community– in order to leave the world a better place.\u00a0 The message is touching and the illustrations inspiring — it’s a feel good book that just makes you want to go out and DO something!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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