Why is a good librarian
like an angel?
I don’t
believe in angels with feathered wings, anymore more than I believe in the
Devil with cloven hoofs and a pointed tail.
Imagine for
a moment meeting a gorgeous angel. It
would be so exciting! I would like to ask personal questions, “How did you get
where you are? What happened to you to
make you an angel?” The angel just wants
to help me to achieve what I can do. A
good librarian is the same way.
I live in a
retirement community where a bookmobile from the library comes once a
month. The librarian, Neal Denton, is a marvel because he finds mind-blowing
books for me that I would never have ordered by myself. For example, he gave me a thrilling book; The Brain That Changes itself: Stories of
Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge, M.D.[1] It tells us about the amazing plasticity of
our brains and how to encourage even late recovery with brain-stimulating
exercises.
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