There's a magical part of it (writing obituaries), too, which is you're trying to breathe life back into … - Marilyn Johnson

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I don't believe that the solutions in society will come from the left or the right or the north or the south. They will come from islands within those organizations, islands of people with integrity who want to do something.

Marilyn Johnson

There's a magical part of it (writing obituaries), too, which is you're trying to breathe life back into someone who has just died. You're trying to conjure them up.

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In tough times, a librarian is a terrible thing to waste.

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Libraries have always been there for me. Of course I'll stand up for them!

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Librarians are essential players in the information revolution because they level that field. They enable those without money or education to read and learn the same things as the billionaire and the PhD.

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In tight economic times, with libraries sliding farther and farther down the list of priorities, we risk the loss of their ideals, intelligence, and knowledge, not to mention their commitment to access for all—librarians consider free access to information the foundation of democracy, and they’re right. Librarians are essential players in the information revolution because they level that field. They enable those without money or education to read and learn the same things as the billionaire and the Ph. D…In tough times, a librarian is a terrible thing to waste.

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The vast waterfall of history pours down, and a few obituarists fill teacups with the stories.

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