Well, at least she didn't say "A politician who doesn't vote is like a librarian without a gray bun who fails to whisper 'Shhhh!'"<br><br>Have a nice weekend librarians,<br><br>Kate Rubick, Reference and Instruction Librarian<br>
Lewis & Clark College<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Dale Vidmar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Vidmar@sou.edu">Vidmar@sou.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div>I wholeheartedly agree with you. If you ask me, I would say the line should be: </div>
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<div>A politician who doesn't vote is like a librarian who does not interact with people. </div>
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<div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Dale Vidmar<br>Professor<br>Library Instruction and Distance Education Coordinator/<br>Education, Communication, Health, Physical Education, & Leadership Librarian<br>
Hannon Library<br>Southern Oregon University <br>1250 Siskiyou Blvd.<br>Ashland, OR 97520<br>541-552-6842<br><a href="mailto:vidmar@sou.edu" target="_blank">vidmar@sou.edu</a> <br><a href="http://www.sou.edu/library/dale" target="_blank">www.sou.edu/library/dale</a><br>
<br>"Anything that I ever did that was ultimately worthwhile, <br>initially scared me to death."<br>- Betty Bender<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><br>>>> "Malone, Linda" <<a href="mailto:lmalone@westlinnoregon.gov" target="_blank">lmalone@westlinnoregon.gov</a>> 1/8/2010 3:23 PM >>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Scheppke<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 08, 2010 3:11 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> libs-or List<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Libs-Or] FW: Librarians Who Don't Read Much</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">Dear Colleagues:<br><br>Yesterday Jerry Curry posted the op-ed piece that Susan Nielsen of the <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Oregonian </span></i>wrote about politicians who don’t vote in which she closed with this:<br>
<br>“<font color="#444e5b"><span style="color: rgb(68, 78, 91);">Meanwhile, remember: A candidate who doesn't vote much is like a librarian who doesn't read much. You can't help but question the person's true passion for the job.”<br>
<br>I felt motivated to email her about her comment, asking why she appeared to be picking on librarians and suggesting that there are some of us who are not readers. Thankfully, she replied right back with this gracious comment that clarifies her intentions. I wanted you all to see it. She gave me permission to share it with you.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;">Hi Jim,<br> <br>Thanks for your note ...<br> <br>As for picking on librarians, I intended to do nothing of the sort! My apologies if it came across poorly to you. I spent a long time trying to think of the right analogy. (Chefs who don't eat? etc.) It was hard to pick one. I settled on the librarian example because the idea of a librarian who doesn't read much sounded as unnatural and surprising as a political leader who doesn't vote much. Also, the act of reading evokes a kind of private and sincere enthusiasm, much like voting.<br>
<br>Sidenote: Every librarian I've ever known has been a voracious reader and an unusually conscientious person. Can't say the same for every politician. Hey, maybe more librarians should run for office! ;)<br> <br>
Thanks again for writing.<br> <br>Cheers,<br>Susan<br> <br>------ End of Forwarded Message<br><br></span></font><font size="1" face="Optima"><span style="font-family: Optima; font-size: 9pt;">Jim Scheppke, State Librarian<br>
Oregon State Library<br>250 Winter St. NE<br>Salem, OR 97301<br>503-378-4367<br>(fax) 503-585-8059<br><a href="mailto:jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us" target="_blank">jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us</a><br></span></font><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;"><br>
<font color="green"><span style="color: green;">Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print.</span></font></span></font></p>
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