I've Seen It All at the Library

The View from Behind the Desk

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Library & Information Services, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book I've Seen It All at the Library by Jonathan M. Farlow, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Author: Jonathan M. Farlow ISBN: 9781476618746
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: April 2, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Jonathan M. Farlow
ISBN: 9781476618746
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: April 2, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

Most people think of libraries as solemn places filled with dusty books and dustier people. This “memoir and more” of a career librarian explodes that misconception. Recounting his years behind the reference desk with an emphasis on the strange behavior of patrons, the author shows that public libraries are anything but staid and quiet. The history of libraries—as long as the history of the written word itself—is also discussed. That libraries have grown as colorful as the society they serve is proof that these essential institutions are as vital as ever.

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Most people think of libraries as solemn places filled with dusty books and dustier people. This “memoir and more” of a career librarian explodes that misconception. Recounting his years behind the reference desk with an emphasis on the strange behavior of patrons, the author shows that public libraries are anything but staid and quiet. The history of libraries—as long as the history of the written word itself—is also discussed. That libraries have grown as colorful as the society they serve is proof that these essential institutions are as vital as ever.

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