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151868Feb 8, 2005 5:16am
Librarian's Alphabet by Denise Plourde

A is for Access, a large part of our creed.
B is for Books. Those bound paper thingies you read?
C is for Computer, with keys and with locks.
D is for Data, some basic building blocks.
E is for Education, with ideas that once baffled.
F is for Free, but remember TANSTAAFL. 1
G is for Guide through the data-packed mist.
H is for Helpful. We like to assist!
I is for Information, both action and item.
J is for Journals. We love and deride 'em.
K is for Knowledge, our most noble quest.
L is for Library. You couldn't have guessed?
M is for MARC, strange numbers and fields. 2
N is for Network. Working together, to get greater yields.
O is for Overdue. Come in and renew 'em.
P is for Patrons. Or "Customers" in TQM. 3
Q is for Question, which sets all into motion.
R is for Reading. What a radical notion!
S is for Searching those intellectual mazes.
T is for Thank-you, among other praises.
U is for Unknown, a great place to explore.
V is for Value. More MORE MORE MORE!!!!
W is for Whispering, the way we all spoke.
X is for Xerox®. Paperless? Us? What a joke!
Y is for Yellow, worn at graduation. 4
Z is for Libraries. (In LC classification!) 5

From: dplourde.home.netcom.com/sampler/alphabet.html [dplourde.home.netcom.com/sampler/alphabet.html]

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amysayrawrFeb 8, 2005 6:50pm
"Those bound paper thingies you read?" Giggling. I'm not too into occupational jargon, but it's okay when presented in rhymed couplets...
151868Feb 9, 2005 12:57am
I love bound paper thingies - the way they smell, the way they feel, the choices of fonttype on the page. aaaahhhh.... Here's to the Love of Paper Thingies!!

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amysayrawrFeb 11, 2005 5:20am
Did you see this on Salon today?
"A librarian will make suggestions (good ones) that you'd never hear or find on your own. Libraries are for people who read. Who love the feel and smell of books and love browsing for hours and marveling at how much has been written that you've never read. You can love the speed of the Internet and life and MTV and everything else. But a library is where you go to slow down."


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