A Library’s Most Important Asset? The Librarians

People can lose their life in a library. They ought to be warned. — Saul Bellow A few weeks ago while in Beantown, I slipped into the Boston Public Library to make a pit stop. When one is a tourist with a pea-sized bladder, knowing where to find clean public restrooms is a survival tactic. I am quite adept at this, though it does not appear to be a marketable talent. I guess I could develop an app that allows visitors to find the best restrooms, but that likely has already been done. And I have no idea how to create an app anyway. The Boston Public Library’s main branch is in Copley Square...

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