Director’s Corner
What is a Librarian?
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“Do you get to just read all day?” “So are you all volunteers?”
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“Do you get to just read all day?” “So are you all volunteers?”
This is a phrase I have been hearing a lot lately, along with its variations: Welcome to the Kent Memorial Library, Welcome to Suffield.
Ukrainian libraries, the ones which still exist, are answering more than reference questions.
The first book banned in America was written in 1637 by Thomas Morton.
“The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him ‘WILD THING!’ and Max said, ‘I’LL EAT YOU UP!’ so he was sent to bed without eating anything.”
Tra la, it’s May, the lusty month of May. That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray.
In Roman times, in the first and second centuries, A.D., the rich collected scrolls. Seneca, a Roman philosopher, himself a writer of scrolls, labeled these dilettante scroll collectors as status seekers.
Car warranties, student loan debt forgiveness, threats from the IRS. Have you gotten phone calls or voicemails from people asking you about any of these topics (and more)?
This time last year we had a lot of things on our mind. We were wondering where we would find toilet paper, how to keep our glasses from fogging up while wearing face masks, and asking “did I just lose my sense of taste or is this food just bland?”
Summer Reading Raffle Baskets are back! This year’s Summer Reading Program returns on June 21.