[Publib] About a librarian's image in a book about a New York Librarian

[Richard J. Naylor]

A colleague from New York, after 16 years of librarianship at the 
Albany, New York area newspaper the "Times Union" retired to write 
novels. His first two books had nothing to do with libraries but the 
neat thing is that in this one -- I just finished it -- the 
protagonist is a librarian from the Troy Public Library who, I think, 
does a good job at crashing through stereotypes ...

After reading the book I have to say that I don't even understand 
what a stereotype has to do with anyone. One might engage in an 
activity that someone takes as a stereotype but most people don't fit 
their types once you get to know them -- deep down it seems we are 
all different, or in some ways the same which also destroys the 
meaningfulness of a stereotype.

The book by the way is called "Leslie" (published by Livingston 
Press) and the author is Richard Matturro. I noticed that it is 
dedicated to Leslie as well but I don't know that she exists ... i 
thought that was kind of neat.


Richard J. Naylor, MLS, MBA
Assistant Director
Wm. K. Sanford Town Library
518-458-9274  
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