Category Archives: civility

  1. Tomfoolery, Justice, and Imprisoning Librarians

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    September 21, 2024 by libroshombre

                Around 2,000 years ago Cicero, the Roman lawyer and statesman, called justice “the crowning glory of the virtues.”  If so, how …
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    Category: books, censorship, civility, crime, justice, law, librarians, libraries, public libraries, punishment, school libraries, theft | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  2. Cheeks, Civility, and Locofocos

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    March 21, 2016 by libroshombre

      Cats and dogs are very different creatures, yet, with some exceptions, they can get along together civilly, as evidenced …
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    Category: animals, civility, libraries, library history, politics, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  3. Poprocks, Paraprosdokians, and Kindness

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    February 10, 2015 by libroshombre

    Voltaire’s 18th century warning remains valid. “It is dangerous,” he wrote, “to be right in matters on which the established …
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    Category: civility, communication, Guys Read, health, manners | Tags: , , , , , ,

  4. Mandatory Civility for Lawyers and Library RUles

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    June 12, 2014 by libroshombre

    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu noticed in the 1700s that “Civility costs nothing and buys everything,” and that’s worth remembering today. …
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    Category: amnners, civility, rules | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

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