My class was happily choosing books. It sounds like chatter, laughter, fun. It is NOT quiet. A teacher told them to quiet down because "this is a library." I did a little re-educating. Libraries = active learning. Active learning = noise.

For a literary genius, Jane Austen knew a surprisingly small amount of first names

I would rather lose books than readers. If we accept the fact that we are in the business of losing books, can we be satisfied with a 90% return rate of books and 100% return rate of students?

“Please don’t bench press the furniture!” Is not something I thought I would need to have to say in my high school library…

98% of librarians are left speechless each week by something a patron says with a straight face

When people come up to the circulation desk to ask for help and they whisper real quiet: