Some signage amusement from the Howe library in Hanover New Hampshire.
Category: libraries
Philadelphia Libraries Staying Open
Budget passed. Libraries are staying open.
I have mixed feelings about this “unless you pass the budget, we will close the libraries!” sort of PR move, but I have to admit that I didn’t follow this last one as closely as I have followed these things in the past. I am, as always, happy that libraries are staying open. That said, I honestly didn’t think this wouldn’t pass. I don’t want people to feel threatened to vote for things — more cops, more fire fighters, more librarians — I’d like them to vote for things because they’re a good idea. Budgets are terribly complicated and we’re all making tough choices about money. I’d like to think that we could, possibly, trust our elected representatives to stand by their words, as when the Philadelphia mayor said “We will not close facilities that serve our most vulnerable populations, such as libraries, health centers, or recreation centers.” I realize that the final decision is not his alone, but I did feel like folks had our back on this one.
dudes! did you see the library they’ve got here?
“[W]hile I’m here on campus, my life is totally going to revolve around that library. “
another rock and roll library from someone you may have heard of
Former Clash guitarist Mick Jones “a prominent figure in the punk rock movement of the seventies and eighties, opened his Rock-n-Roll Public Library in London yesterday.” The library is, technically, an art exhibit, fyi. More about Jones in this Telegraph article. [ellareads]
links to things that you will like
A few open tabs that I think may interest librarian.net readers.
- Ask MetaFilter: Proposing to a book lover. Ideas?
- Books mentioned in other books, a nifty article in the NYTimes
- Unusual Books and Book Sculptures (including the one above)
- Maine is looking for a new State Librarian