Thought that this might be a nice diversion for everyone from my usual "Blah, blah, blah, Open WorldCat, blah, blah, LCSH ..." Someone posted this link to AUTOCAT last Friday (the day we catalogers set aside for non-cataloging-related discussion and general humor, which must be properly tagged before posting, of course). I've only had time to skim the article, but it looks like a pretty cute little series, sort of Mr. Bookman the Library Cop (my favorite Seinfeld character) travels through time and space to track down overdue library books. I would have liked to have seen a female protagonist, but oh well. I still have Bunny Watson from Desk Set and that’s not too shabby. Besides, it sounds like Mr. Turner really has his heart in the right place.
What do you personally like about libraries? And in what ways have your feelings toward libraries influenced this particular piece of work.
I like being able to go in and read books for free, without the staff glaring at me or throwing me out. A good library system is to be treasured, as it gives you access to tens of thousands of books. The sum of human knowledge available at our finger tips. The work of academics, poets, artists, philosophers, scientists... all at our beck and call. It's amazing. We sit atop a mountain of knowledge. It seems a pity to ignore it. … We just have to take advantage of it. As Andrew Carnegie said, "It is the mind that makes the body rich." He believed education was vital, and while I can't help build 1,700 libraries as he did, I can certainly help promote them.
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