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Dear Look That Slowly Forms On Your Face When I Tell You I Am a Librarian:

Open Letters: An Open Letter to the Look That Slowly Forms On Your Face When I Tell You I Am a Librarian.

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-open-letter-to-the-look-that-slowly-forms-on-your-face-when-i-tell-you-i-am-a-librarian
http://flavorwire.com/371702/25-writers-on-the-importance-of-libraries

25 Writers on the Importance of Libraries

British children’s author Terry Deary — best known for his Horrible Histories series and controversial chatter about the nation’s school systems — told the Guardian he thinks libraries “have had their day.”

the second best time: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BOOKS! - A short note on libraries.

http://thesecondbesttime.blogspot.com/2012/02/its-not-about-books-short-note-on.html TODAY is National Libraries Day and there will be a lot of chat, a lot of noise about them. I love libraries.

Anatomy of a Librarian [infographic]

http://dailyinfographic.com/anatomy-of-a-librarian-infographic It’s a shame only 1% of all librarians fall into my age group of 20-24… because they’re usually hot…AND intelligent.
Library economics

http://www.collectionconnection.alcts.ala.org/?p=130

» Surplus Collection = Connection

photo by “Library Mistress” of Alicia Martin’s “Biografias”
Art Libraries

http://places.designobserver.com/feature/little-libraries-and-tactical-urbanism/33968/ Essay: Shannon Mattern A few years ago libraries were flying high.

Little Libraries and Tactical Urbanism

Piper Auditorium (Gund Hall), Harvard Graduate School of Design

Libraries Are Obsolete: An Oxford-Style Debate | Harvard Library Strategic Conversations

http://osc.hul.harvard.edu/hlsc/oxford_debate
For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. For unusual units of measure invented primarily for amusement, see List of humorous units of measurement An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of measurement that does not form part of a coherent system of measurement ; especially in that its exact quantity may not be well known or that it may be an inconvenient multiple or fraction of base units in such systems.

List of unusual units of measurement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measurement#Bibles.2C_Encyclopaediae.2C_and_the_Library_of_Congress:_data_volume

Memes - how they are used by libraries and librarians

If you spend any amount of time online, you will run into memes. http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2012/03/memes-how-they-are-used-by-libraries.html#.UVuHkNGI70M
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