Category Archives: librarians

  1. Giants, Presses, and Gall

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    January 3, 2025 by libroshombre

    Phrases.org defines “Standing on the shoulders of giants” as “Using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before …
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  2. Maniacs, Books, and Water

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    November 26, 2024 by libroshombre

                My mornings begin with drinking a glass of water from our deep, sweet well, and each time I try to …
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  3. Jello, Shmoos, and the Manhattan Project

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    November 26, 2024 by libroshombre

                The contemporary poet Jello Biafra said “I think there’s plenty of room, even in the most serious activist circles, for …
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  4. Rabbit Holes, Fairy Tales, and Wilhelms

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    November 26, 2024 by libroshombre

                “…. suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her ….. when the Rabbit actually took a watch …
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  5. 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: , , , , , , , ,

  6. Reasonable Resolutions, Personal Transformation, and Starting Over

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    January 23, 2024 by libroshombre

                An app called Blinkist costs $12.99 a month and is designed to help you achieve your New Year resolution …
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    Category: book reviews, books, librarians, libraries, libraries and librarians, race, races, racism, rare books | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  7. Coziness, Rhombuses, and Positive Chiromonia

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    January 23, 2024 by libroshombre

                Things like Alaska Airlines door plugs popping off make reading “The Meaning of Life is Surprisingly Simple” even more …
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  8. Welkins, Peacocks, and Ferret-Legging

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    December 9, 2023 by libroshombre

                Once a young soccer star named Jimmy from Manchester, England played on a scholarship for UC Santa Barbara.  His …
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    Category: blind, book banning, Christmas, games, holidays, hymns, librarians, libraries, music, religion | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

  9. Ashurbanipal’s Library, Queen Readers, and the Intolerably Stupid

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    May 23, 2022 by libroshombre

                Once upon a time, back when literacy was really rare, no one ever read silently to themselves, and all …
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    Category: archeology, books, librarians, library history, library school, literacy, public libraries, reading, royalty, science | Tags: , , , , ,

  10. Interrobangs, Pedantry, and Rascism

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    April 23, 2022 by libroshombre

                American writer H.L. Mencken’s word-smithing, the courage of his convictions, and his pioneering work on our version of English, …
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    Category: eugenics, intelligence, Intelligence Quotiant, librarians, library school, pedantry, punctuation, reading, reference books, reference librarians | Tags: , , , , ,

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