tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844162.post6465020771818567923..comments2024-03-20T05:30:28.856-04:00Comments on __Chicks Dig Poetry__: An Open Letter to Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees; Or, "What now?"Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108785153248826337noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844162.post-48350189856962876312013-09-15T10:50:56.127-04:002013-09-15T10:50:56.127-04:00 Just beautiful, Sandra. I hope many people read y... Just beautiful, Sandra. I hope many people read your post, especially those who are responsible for the lack of funding for this precious community resource.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844162.post-22957615824569470072013-09-15T07:02:01.617-04:002013-09-15T07:02:01.617-04:00Thank you for such an articulate, intelligent and ...Thank you for such an articulate, intelligent and thoroughly meaningful letter. Spot on!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615553587602588488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844162.post-45378885426584695742013-09-14T18:32:21.591-04:002013-09-14T18:32:21.591-04:00"...when I asked about books, the librarian l..."...when I asked about books, the librarian literally looked at me blankly."<br /><br />Maureen, chances are good the "librarian" you spoke to was not a librarian, at all. Increasingly, professional librarian staff--librarians--are being replaced with paraprofessional or clerk staff who are woefully unprepared to properly assist library users. At the same time, many librarians are working in other job classificationat lower pay grades because library systems are increasingly reducing the number of librarian positions.underemployed librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937352973710998495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844162.post-31558813437538581392013-09-12T19:55:02.321-04:002013-09-12T19:55:02.321-04:00I am a public library director. Well said. I am a public library director. Well said. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574154226542208912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844162.post-42741860268163506272013-09-12T17:47:11.568-04:002013-09-12T17:47:11.568-04:00Great letter! It should be published on the op-ed ...Great letter! It should be published on the op-ed page of the Post.<br /><br />Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844162.post-7141413197584105252013-09-12T15:14:45.251-04:002013-09-12T15:14:45.251-04:00This reminded me of the scary libraries in Califor...This reminded me of the scary libraries in California - I went in and could find no books, only screens and DVDs; when I asked about books, the librarian literally looked at me blankly. Bleak.<br />I am happy to say that Redmond, a technology-0bsessed town, has plenty of real-life books at their library, along with screens and DVDs and such. And I hope it stays that way.Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419593830749483323noreply@blogger.com