This book is overdue!
Ratings3
Average rating2.7
You can't write a book like this with a title like this without knowing it will be a shoe-in for every library collection in the world...and that is...well, how many books? A lot, anyway.
So, is that what inspired this book? Or was it heartfelt? Does Johnson really believe that librarians are going to save the planet?
Certainly a satisfying read for this librarian. Johnson gets librarians, for starters. Most don't. Most have this impression of us, faithfully stamping the books and retreating to the shelves for a quick chapter between the occasional patron in the library. Johnson takes the time to see where the cutting edge librarians are going. Yes, where no man has gone before. We need someone leading us into this new unexplored world. Who better than librarians?
The first half was interesting and gave some insight into the life of a librarian, but the second half was repetitive and seemed to lend to the modern stereotypes of the field. I was hoping for this to be much more informative than it was.