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girl on the bookmobile

Romances for the ambitious. Jen Wolfe has compiled an annotated list of library career romances that boggles the mind.

Featured here are 13 examples of the latter, often written by librarian authors, and starring heroines (sorry man librarians—you’re left out in the cold as usual) who find love amidst the glamour of card catalogs, microfilm readers, and bookmobiles.

self-censorship?

Posted on 15Jan04 by jessamyn

An author’s dilemma — make your book more palatable to [some] librarians or risk losing sales, lots of sales. [thanks penny]

new in blogland

Posted on 15Jan04 by jessamyn

New in blogland and looking for your input and information: LibrarianActivist.org.

go go Trina!

Posted on 15Jan04 by jessamyn

I had the pleasure of getting to talk some with Trina Magi, ALA Councilor, noted Vermont librarian and, according to Mother Jones, hellraiser. [thanks liz]

hi

Posted on 14Jan04 by jessamyn

Hi. Wrapping up the last Council meeting. I’ll return to freezing Vermont tomorrow and update you all on what has been happening. Serving on Council is, while not always super exciting, very fulfilling in terms of understanding how the association operates and getting to play a part in that operation. More tomorrow, thanks for tuning in.