This Is What A Librarian Looks Like A Celebration Of Libraries, Communities, And Access To Information

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This tribute in text and photos to librarians and libraries in all fifty American states and Canada describes the diverse backgrounds and motivations of today's librarians. Includes original essays by such contributors as Neil Gaiman, George R.R. Martin, and Paula Poundstone.

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9780316464260

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Includes indexes
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Contents:

Introduction: Alexandria is still burning
Guest author: Neil Gaiman
America's first lending library: The Library Company of Philadelphia --Guest author: Amy Dickinson
A library of mud: Steve Tinney and the Tablet Room at the University of Pennsylvania
Guest author: Cory Doctorow
To serve everybody: Nick Higgins, Rikers Island, and the Brooklyn Public Library
Guest author: Jeff Vandermeer
The little library that tried: Mary Anne Antonellis and the M.N. Spear Memorial Library, Shutesbury, Massachusetts
Guest author: John Scalzi
History you can hold: Julie Bartlett Nelson and the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library, Northampton Massachusetts
Guest author: Jude Deveraux
Guest author: Amanda Palmer
The American Girl: Briony Zlomke Beckstrom and the Franklin Public Library, Franklin, Wisconsin
Guest author: Nancy Pearl
Bringing the library to you: Bretagne Byrd and the Lewis & Clark Bookmobile, Montana
Guest author: Paula Poundstone
Guest author: Sara Farizan
A Public Space: Tina Ely and the Greybull Public Library, Wyoming
Guest author: Peter Sagal
The Cathedral of Learning: Candice Mack and the Los Angeles Central Library
Guest author: Samira Ahmed
Archiving the past: Texas A & M and the University of Iowa: plus George R.R. Martin gives me some thoughts on libraries
Guest author: Sangu Mandanna
Afterword: Home again

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3158866

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