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Maybe the most stylish librarian ever - check out that fascinator! Lucille Baldwin Brown was the first Black public county librarian in Tallahassee, Florida. This photograph is part of the collection at the State Library and Archives of Florida.

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Are libraries finished? Five arguments for and against

This argument for “online only” libraries can only be considered, when there is equal access (dial-up doesn’t count) to the internet for all. How arrogant are we who have access to high-speed internet to assume everyone “has the internet”… there are many people who still can’t connect to the web (by income and/or location).

Not to mention you have to pay for the internet, until the internet is free for everyone, I say we should keep free libraries open. I’m just saying…

Arg, this debate just drives me crazy!

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why would anyone hate the library? Amy Poehler explains

Amy Poehler mentions, in an interview, that they just made up their anti-library stance in order to make a joke. But it turns out that they found many government officials actually shared those sentiments.

How much does Parks and Recreation hate the library?

The library represents that branch of government that’s like the smart kid—the teacher’s favorite. And the library always wins. They get whatever they want. Everybody loves them—nobody can say anything. People who work in the library think they are so much better than everyone else. And what’s really funny is we’ve been doing Q&A’s about our show, and people from local governments have said, “You guys nailed it about the library.” We were just making it up as a joke on the show, but I guess everyone hates the library.

If the library was a person, I’d totally be friends with it.

(Source: librarian.net)

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