Monterey Public Library | Monterey Public Library
Feb.12.2012
. . . for instance, in Monterey County, California, in 1912, when librarians would pack books in saddle bags, throw them over the shoulders and flanks of burros, hop up on the burros and cross a major mountain range to deliver to remote library branches in the Big Sur hard by the Pacific.
The books...
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Dec.23.2008
What's the heart of a fine library? I guess it's up to debate. Children's librarians instill the initial love of literature. Desk or circulation librarians provide an important social as well as literary function. Head librarians keep the library going, more and more of a challenge these days of...
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