Despite what you might think, or learn in library school, librarianship is a profession of paradoxes and challenges. Many times librarians and other individuals outside the profession talk at length about new technologies and trends that present librarians with challenges externally. However, there are challenges inherent in the job we do as librarians, and one [...]
Tags: Access, Alberto Manguel, Boston Athenaeum, Librarianship, Nicholas A. Basbanes, Preservation
Every night, Jen and I usually retire to the bedroom about 8:30 or 9. Now, before you make inappropriate jokes about this little phrase, we go get in bed, prop our pillows up, and tuck into whatever book we are reading at the time. This has grown to be not only something we look forward [...]
I miss reading, friends. I just haven’t been reading as much as I would like to recently. As a matter of fact, I have two New Yorkers piled up on my bedside table waiting to be read. Why have my reading habits changed so much? I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and what [...]
Dearest Readers, Today marks the first day of our conversations from my new home, Arkansas. This is an exciting and long awaited day, for it feels like way too long. However, due to the changes, I expect you will hear from me quite frequently over the next months. In other words, you can think of [...]
Well, it’s Christmas Eve, and I hope you all have those that you love with you already, or coming soon. I love this time of year – it has been hectic, but wonderful! For a very small Christmas Eve present for you, I want to share with you what I thought was the best book [...]
