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October 7, 2005
The Ideal Library
In his article, "Edith Wharton and the War on Terror," Garrison Keillor begins by lamenting the idiosyncrasies of politics. He then segues into an address to the "English-major community" in which he describes the ideal library, declares reading Edith Wharton to be a proven deterrent to terror, and notes the vital link libraries have in national defense. He concludes by admonishing English majors to make their voices heard to get that ideal library.
Although Garrison Keillor is a humorist and obviously meant this article to be funny, remember that many a truth is spoken in jest. Let us examine (in a multi-part blog) what Keillor has postulated. Very artfully and tastefully, Keillor described his version of the ideal library. What is YOUR version of the ideal library? (This is a question for everyone and anyone, not just English majors.) Give the question some thought. Take a flight of fancy: the sky is the limit. Then come back and tell us.
Posted by RMLibrarians at October 7, 2005 11:13 PM