Roller Derby Librarian (Queen)

Well, she's not as tall as Raquel Welch, but this 53 year young public librarian from Akron OH breathed life back into Roller Derby queens:



Actually as a kid, I used to watch Roller Derby with my dad. My dad thought it was better than mud wrestling because it was fast and fun to watch the gals. Sounds sexist, but my dad was he who was.

Of course, no one expected a public librarian to break into this stereotype. Good for Beth Hollis. She's broken the Raquel Welch image for this generation.

Professor Joe Zumalt

The man for the American People.

He is Mr. Benny.


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Garrison Keillor: Another Champion of Public Libraries

Nice piece by him in yesterday's Salon entitled, "The Library Fix". (registration may be req'd)

He was the closing keynote speaker at ALA on Tuesday. Sorry I had to miss the talk.