Being a librarian is a way for some to hide

I love this. Don Borchert, author of Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library, says librarians “tend not to be overly ambitious people. Not extroverts. It’s a way for some people to hide”. Borchert, a library assistant who was in New York recently to promote his book, says that “91% of the time the library can be the dullest place in the world”. The USA Today article covering him on his visit to New York to promote his book indicates that we can find more stories like this on their Web site by clicking on “Shhhh”. Good for Borchert for writing a quirky memoir about the unlikely dramas found in public libraries. This was a book waiting to be written! Too bad the stereotype of libraries and librarians is reinforced here … but maybe there is a reason for this.