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Public library vs. academic library - a child's view

November 14, 2006 - 4:50am — Durst

"Mom, can I use my library card?"

"Yes, you can use your library card. That's why we got it for you."

"No, Mom (exasperation because Mom is so dense). Can I use my library card to check out books?"

"Yes! I'll take you to the library after school this week and you can check out whatever appeals to you."

"NO! MOM! Can I USE my CARD to check out BOOKS where you WORK?"

"Oh! Well, actually, honey...no, you can't. But I can use my library card to check them out for you. Is there something in particular you wanted?"

"No. Well, yeah. I wanted to use MY card."

*sigh*

Comments

November 21, 2006 - 5:36am — RobertL

A cure

Bring home the Calendar of Letters and Papers of King Henry the VIIIth. That will make him happy with the public library. Or, conversely, make him into a first rate historian by the time he is 18.

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