Jimmy Ghaphery wrote:
<snip>
I am not pining for the old days of the library as a place for silent
and rigorous contemplation, but do think there is a connection beyond
those crazy kids dancing in the library these days and the direction of
the catalog.
</snip>
I am pining for those old days. In so many ways, I remember the library as a place where I could find peace, and where there great minds who were never demanding but were there when I wanted and needed them. In many ways, I have always felt it was in a library where I really became a human being. (thoughts on a a reflective Friday)
I remember that in my research in the history of the Princeton Library, I ran across a story in the student newspaper of the 1880s or so, that mentioned that the librarian (who looked like a whaling captain, by the way!), ended up literally *throwing* two students out of the library because they were arguing too loudly about predestination!
I guess those days are gone.
James L. Weinheimer j.weinheimer_at_aur.edu
Director of Library and Information Services
The American University of Rome
Rome, Italy
Received on Fri Dec 11 2009 - 10:35:04 EST