Recently, I read an article titled “Bring Back Shushing Librarians” by Laura Miller. I think it said what many of us in the profession, and many library users, have been thinking, but felt uncomfortable stating. As Miller writes “I’ve long believed that one of the most precious resources libraries offer their patrons is simple quiet”. Unfortunately, it’s not often a role that is rewarded in today’s library world. Somehow it’s equated with anti-technology, anti-children, and anti-progress. Of course, it’s none of those. Providing a quiet, silent place for
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