tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post4471529891955965184..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Libraries and Memybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-50656785143713014702016-04-22T12:09:54.865-05:002016-04-22T12:09:54.865-05:00I've never figured out how the UT library got ...I've never figured out how the UT library got the new mysteries on the shelves so quickly. It was almost as if I'd read a review in Boucher's column one week and find the book shelved the next week.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-69091262054559636142016-04-22T11:16:18.745-05:002016-04-22T11:16:18.745-05:00Wonderful history of you and your libraries. It m...Wonderful history of you and your libraries. It made me think about my library experiences (which I don't remember as well as you do yours, but which I may have to write up, if only for myself. Sadly, libraries are no longer an important part of my life. That sort of began when I was living in Chicago, in a period in which the Chicago Public Libraries were buying next to nothing...although the magnificent Harold Washington Library building got built, the most recent mystery novels there were old...10 or more years old...I'm back in Indianapolis now (where I grew up); the library system is woefully underfunded. The center-city branches are closing--partly because the population has decentralized so much--and the suburban libraries just don't seem as welcoming. Or maybe I'm just getting old.Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-53942608552263903802016-04-21T17:50:29.637-05:002016-04-21T17:50:29.637-05:00A terrific post, Bill. Last night I gave a talk at...A terrific post, Bill. Last night I gave a talk at the very first library I ever joined, as a small boy. A nostalgic pilgrimage, and a reminder of how much I have gained from libraries over the year, something I'm sure is true of almost all writers as well as readers.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-2474063022473595842016-04-21T17:42:11.903-05:002016-04-21T17:42:11.903-05:00Someone said a little while back:
"I'm g...Someone said a little while back:<br /><br />"I'm glad we already have libraries; can you imagine trying to get them set up in today's political climate?"Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-26231164195565924472016-04-21T17:24:59.861-05:002016-04-21T17:24:59.861-05:00Jackie worked with this [dim bulb] woman (whose hu...Jackie worked with this [dim bulb] woman (whose husband was also a teacher) whose fairly affluent community on Long Island voted down funds for the library too.<br /><br />Cheap, shortsighted b@stards.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7215485074624128392016-04-21T16:15:29.665-05:002016-04-21T16:15:29.665-05:00Libraries in Texas have to fight for every penny. ...Libraries in Texas have to fight for every penny. I was on the board of our local library for years, and I know how hard it is.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-34131128477520991952016-04-21T16:12:09.567-05:002016-04-21T16:12:09.567-05:00One theme that goes through your essay, the commen...One theme that goes through your essay, the comments, and Patti's similar post from a few days ago is that even small communities used to be proud of their libraries and maintained and stocked them with knowledge and love. Last year, our community voted down (by some astonishing amount--I think the No vote was over 70%) a tiny increase in millage to maintain our local library system. Some people are so short- sighted. Sigh.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7503973225727605692016-04-21T13:53:12.123-05:002016-04-21T13:53:12.123-05:00You got that right, Victor.You got that right, Victor.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-78073909881760731242016-04-21T13:46:13.827-05:002016-04-21T13:46:13.827-05:00Back in 1969 in Mineral Wells, Texas we lived next...Back in 1969 in Mineral Wells, Texas we lived next door to a blind woman named Mrs. Woodruff. The story we were told her husband donated most of the money that funded the Boyce Ditto Public library. I was doing some research on Mineral Wells & called the current librarian, she confirmed that Mrs. Woodruff at one time had been a librarian there. <br /><br />She was a very nice lady as I remember & set out a table of candy on Halloween with a note on the honor system as she could not answer her door. I think if you want to make an impact on other people's lives, you can't go wrong being a librarian. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044107923534611824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-88639287810789597252016-04-21T13:05:27.958-05:002016-04-21T13:05:27.958-05:00Those "cool shoes" sure look like Chuck ...Those "cool shoes" sure look like Chuck Taylor All-Stars.August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-10277859227226254962016-04-21T12:51:51.866-05:002016-04-21T12:51:51.866-05:00Great post!
My experience with the Hunter College...Great post!<br /><br />My experience with the Hunter College library sounds very much like yours. I took several drama courses and read literally hundreds of plays, including all of two very different writers - Noel Coward and Eugene O'Neill. I was using the card catalogue daily for my history courses and taking out dozens of books by and about Ellen Glasgow for an English class.<br /><br />In fact the librarian thanked me for their high circulation rates.<br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-89300193362889356892016-04-21T12:32:01.688-05:002016-04-21T12:32:01.688-05:00Bill, I'll take the blame! Thank you for such ...Bill, I'll take the blame! Thank you for such a nice post about your experiences and love of libraries.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.com