[Publib] Old Librarian

[Robert Balliot]

- You worked for both  Soter and Philadelphus.

- Although criticized for your limited knowledge of Greek, you still were
able
to break down the Homeric poems into 24 books.

- Your old books (*bibliothekai)* are made of papyrus.

- Your  new books are charta pergamena.

- By royal decree, you have first dibs  on any books on ships
in your harbour.

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com



On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Marsha Howard <marsha at poetshouse.org>wrote:

> Don't know if these have been covered but I remember when books still had
> the original (manual) check out cards with the lovely spidery handwriting
> that seemed to be a constant in the world of librarians of the first third
> of the 20th century.
>
> That hand charging was still in use when the Regiscope (whose tapes often
> couldn't be developed to yield a readable list of check outs) broke down.
>
> Also, shelf lists with cards meticulously tied with fine string in the one
> and only proper way,
>
> and, weekly afternoon staff tea, (cake provided by staff members on a
> rotational basis), where everyone sat straight and spoke politely about
> nothing much.
>
> And finally, I remember when pages knew the alphabet!
>
> Marsha Howard
>
>   On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Marla <mwilckens at greatfallslibrary.org>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> My minds drifts back to when:
>>
>> One could be sent home because she was wearing coullottes (sp?).
>>
>> One could be sent home for wearing any form of denim -- not jeans, but a
>> vest, skirt, blouse,
>> etc.
>>
>> That terrible annoying growling sound when a card got caught or misfed in
>> the Gaylord
>> charging machine.
>>
>> Slipping books and checking for mislips.
>>
>> Flagging book cards for holds.
>>
>> The sound of the tech services clerk accessioning books with the accession
>> stamp.  (clunk --
>> brrriiinnnng!)
>>
>> > The first black student ever admitted to your university was still
>> > there when you were.
>>
>> And speaking of black people, our library is honoring an "old school"
>> librarian with very
>> modern ideas for her time.  A portion cut from our website (it barely
>> lists all her
>> accomplishments):
>>
>> The Great Falls Public Library invites the public to attend the grand
>> reopening of the Great
>> Falls Public Library Plaza and its rededication as the Alma Jacobs
>> Memorial Plaza
>> on Saturday, June 20 at 11:00 a.m.
>>
>> Through all of her work, Alma Jacobs was a respected community leader who
>> inspired racial
>> awareness and integration. As the Great Falls Public Library Director from
>> 1954-1973, the
>> Lewistown native was not only instrumental in the construction of the
>> current library in 1967,
>> but also the first black person to hold that position in the state. In
>> 1957, Jacobs was the first
>> black person to be elected as president of the Pacific Northwest Library
>> Association. She
>> also served as the Montana State Librarian from 1973-1981. In 1972, Jacobs
>> co-founded
>> Humanities Montana. Alma Jacobs worked tirelessly for her community.
>> This rededication is an opportunity to celebrate and honor her.
>>
>> OK, that's enough.  BYE!
>>
>> Marla/Acquisitions
>> Great Falls Public Library
>> 301 2nd Ave N
>> Great Falls MT  59401-2593
>> mwilckens at greatfallslibrary.org
>>
>> ================================
>> ================================
>>
>> "I do not approve of this hushed and reverent attitude towards
>> our great Library.  After all, it is a place for human
>> beings, isn't it?"  Barbara Pym; SOME TAME GAZELLE
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Publib mailing list
>> Publib at webjunction.org
>> http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Publib mailing list
> Publib at webjunction.org
> http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/attachments/20090618/1a9fc56c/attachment.htm