[Publib] Deadly earnest serious librarians

[Miranda Burton]

I came across a bargain bin book at Barnes N Noble one day and had to 
purchase it simply due to title:

Dewey Decimal System of Love

MJ @ Hopkins County


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Wilkes Towner" <mtowner at tufl.info>
To: "Joe Schallan" <jbsphx at cox.net>
Cc: "Publib Publib Discussion" <publib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Publib] Deadly earnest serious librarians


> Joe Schallan wrote:
>> Interesting.  Something that I've never seen covered in
>> AL or LJ is library romances -- not the novels, but library
>> staff who meet in the workplace and the sparks fly . . .
> But Joe--there's a whole book!  (Inspired by an LJ article, if I remember 
> correctly)
>
> __The romance of libraries__ edited by Madeleine Lefebvre
>
>    * *Paperback:* 224 pages
>    * *Publisher:* Scarecrow Press, Inc. (November 28, 2005)
>    * *Language:* English
>    * *ISBN:* 0810853523
>
> Here's a snippet from the LJ review:
> "amassed personal remembrances from couples who met in a library, fell in 
> love and became librarians,
> met at library-sponsored events, were introduced in library school, etc."
>
> Sounds like your golden opportunity....
>
> mary
>
> -- 
> Mary Wilkes Towner
> Adult Services Librarian
> The Urbana Free Library
> 210 W. Green St., Urbana, IL  61801-5326
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>
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