This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson
If one of your first loves was the library and it still is, you will want to read this. Funny, engaging and surprisingly informative Johnson has written a book that shows us all that libraries and librarians are far from extinct in the age of the internet.
Librarians are no longer that old spinster peering at you over the card catalog, they are living breathing resources that not only are still here to serve, but also to expand your understanding of everything.
Highlighting librarians that blog, fought the Patriot Act, achievers Second Life libraries and emerging uses of what we thought was old news, Johnson made me proud to be a patron.
Some blogs and sites that she highlighted:
- The Society for Librarians* Who Say “M@#%$”
- Librarian.net and Jessamyn West
- The Darien, CT Library (even as a non-patron, you can ask them questions online during open hours!)
You owe it to yourself to read this. Really, you owe it to your Librarian.
This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Harper; 1 edition (February 2, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0061431605
ISBN-13: 978-0061431609
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010, 1:39 am | 
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