“Pimps make the best librarians.”
—Opening line of Avi Steinberg’s Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
July 11 was the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the endearing and enduring story of racism and redemption and growing up in a small Southern town during the Depression. It is Lee’s only book and one of the handful that could earn the title of Great American Novel. “It has ‘book charisma,’ a term I rarely use,” said Karen MacPherson, children-and-teens librarian at the public library of Takoma Park, Maryland. The Westport (Conn.) Public Library celebrated with a showing of the film version....
USA Today, July 8; Westport (Conn.) Patch, July 12
Former NFL player and current Old Spice commercial actor Isaiah Mustafa has a few words to say (0:34) about libraries, thanks to the efforts of librarian Andy Woodworth. “Books are often composed of many many words. And words are the non-pictures that convey many things to other minds, [like] ‘Let’s eat peanut butter.’”...
YouTube, July 14
Freedom to Read Foundation President Kent Oliver writes: “Attempts to censor books like J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye often focus on the issues of sexuality and profanity, about which young adults are apparently not supposed to read, despite the fact that we all live through those issues. Herein lies the dichotomy and absurdity of the censor’s viewpoint: While the First Amendment guarantees Americans the freedom of speech and press, the censor asserts an urgent need for protection from our own ideas about the very lives we live.”...
Forbes: Booked, July 8
5 comments:
The Old Spice video clip was hilarious!
That Old Spice spot made me snort with laughter. Thanks for sharing it!
I can't even admit how much of my life I've spent watching the personalized Old Spice responses on YouTube. It was a great ad campaign.
Okay this is way to funny. I was thinking of my library friends when I posted the Old Spice commercial on my blog Thursday. Now I see you did the same. Just goes to show great literary minds think alike!
Trina, I understand. I too have spent way to much time watching these short responses; this may be the best marketing campaign ever!
WHat a combo- old spice guy and to kill a mockingbird!
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