10.23.2012

Masters of the information universe

It's no secret that we really love our local libraries.  Sally has not-so-secretly dreamt of being a librarian for years now.  Sure, it might be a little quiet in the workplace, but the thought of being surrounded by so many books, helping people find that perfect book and reading to children makes this nerdy bibliophile's heart beat just a little faster.  You can imagine her glee when she came across this article/fact sheet (thanks, Katy!) which explains how librarians are so much more than the aforementioned things.  Sally's favorite takeaways from the article are:
  • Librarians answered nearly 5.7 million questions in 2010. And you thought Google was your only resource.
  • When the CIA provides information to the POTUS, they refer to their librarians. So, basically, librarians should run for president ; )
  • Never piss off a librarian as they are "the secret masters of the universe"
Go befriend your local librarian today!

*Um...can we all just stop with the sexy librarian thing?!  Our image search yielded far too many of these results...

Photo: SFPL

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