Librarian quotes...

"The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people and the books. They are useful public servants, who manage libraries in the interest of the public . . . Many still think that a great reader, or a writer of books, will make an excellent librarian. This is pure fallacy.”
William Osler (Canadian Physician, 1849-1919)


"As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.”
Erma Bombeck (U.S. humorist, 1927-1996)


"Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...”
Lawrence Clark Powell (American Librarian, Writer and Critic, 1906-2001)

"The librarian must be the librarian militant before he can be the librarian triumphant."
Melvil Dewey

The Librarian?

During my Internet-surfing, I came across this interesting 2004 movie called THE LIBRARIAN: QUEST FOR THE SPEAR. It's about a young man (Noah Wyle) who goes on a quest for an artifact stolen from his library. Sounds corny, but looks like a combination of Indiana Jones meets National Treasure.

Here's the link if you want some more information:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412915/

Lockwood Library

This is the link to the University at Buffalo's Lockwood Library...
One of my favorite places on campus!

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/lml/

:)
Melissa

Image of Librarians in Cinema

This is a great book and has a ton of information about how librarians are portrayed in the movies!
By Ray and Brenda Tevis

Welcome!

Hi everyone!
Welcome to BOOKWORMS!
This blog will give you an idea of how the image of librarians has changed throughout history.
It's a work in progress, so thanks for your patience!

:)
Melissa