God bless the Reference Librarians

“In fact a few simple mathematical calculations reveal that if reference librarians were paid at market rates for all the roles they play, they…

— Will Manley

To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.

— David Morrell

“Members of the Order take vows of literacy, obstinancy and bibliomancy. Bibliomancy? It's defined for us a little further down: "Divination by jolly well…

— Marilyn Johnson

“...a book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements, clumsy hands. If for a hundred and…

— Umberto Eco

The trick is to get people to read anything, to engender the love of reading. Once you can read, you can teach yourself anything.…

— Jane Cleland

Librarians see themselves as the guardians of the First Amendment. You got a thousand Mother Joneses at the barricades! I love the librarians, and…

— Michael Moore

“Why do prostitutes when they get straight always try and get so prim? It's like long-repressed librarian-ambitions come flooding out.”

— David Foster Wallace

“Thanks for being the kind of person who likes to pick up a book. That's a genuinely great thing. I met a librarian recently…

— Max Barry

“What a vapid job title our culture gives to those honorable laborers the ancient Egyptians and Sumerians variously called Learned Men of the Magic…

— Miles Harvey

Those who declared librarians obsolete when the Internet rage first appeared are now red-faced. We need them more than ever. The Internet is full…

— Patricia Schroeder

“There’s something deep in the heart of every person that wants to protect culture. The only thing about my pending career that was changed…

— Scott Douglas

The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people…

— William Osler

Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians.

— Richard Scarry

“The librarian, a tiny blonde twenty-something in a Riot grrrl T-shirt, looked up from her desk and smiled. Don’t let anyone tell you that…

— Helen Callaghan

In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a…

— Karen Joy Fowler