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Truly, Madly, Deeply – I Love Libraries

04.13.2011 - 2 Comments Click here to read/write comments

Ah, author events. They’re always a crapshoot. I haven’t had a single nobody’s-there affair yet, but I always prepare myself mentally for a very small, tough, or otherwise unexpected crowd. Last night I had the pleasure of doing a book talk at Littleton’s Bemis Public Library…and was pleasantly surprised by

What’s Heroic About Libraries?

04.12.2010 - 8 Comments Click here to read/write comments

It’s National Library Week, and I’m forced to reflect on the importance and power of my favorite libraries and librarians. Frankly, I’m well over most media portrayals of librarians as shushing, finger-wagging arbiters of old-school values. Everyone else I knew when I was a kid wanted to do something daring…I