Tag Archives: Librarians

Benjamin Franklin was a Librarian.

Posted on October 15, 2010 by kara

An illustration depicting the Junto, a literary society formed by Franklin in 1727.

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Republic of Booklessness

Posted on July 12, 2010 by kara

“Free To All,” is chiseled in old, non-digitized stone over the main entrance to the Boston Public Library; and in the words of Thomas Jefferson, carved in un -photoshopped gilded letters on the mantle of the  super secret Trustees’ Room … Continue reading →

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It’s National Bookmobile Day!

Posted on April 14, 2010 by kara

Finally. As a fan of libraries and their advocates, I recently wrote about pioneering Maryland Librarian Mary Titcomb – who developed the idea for the first mobile libraries back in 1905 – and provided a brief history of the bookmobile … Continue reading →

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Mary Titcomb: Librarian. Pioneer. Superstar.

Posted on February 27, 2010 by kara

A gold medal in the Librarian Olympics goes to Mary Titcomb. Born in Framingham NH in 1857, Mary Titcomb was an originator in Library and Information Science and a tireless and inspired advocate of library outreach. As the first librarian … Continue reading →

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