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posted by [identity profile] persian-slipper.livejournal.com at 09:59pm on 04/07/2003
As a bibliophile and library worker (basically, I've got a good bit of the knowledge but no desire for a MLS), I'm appalled. The only things that are going to circulate with this new policy are things that people need for research. Any one wanting to read for fun might be thwarted unless they are determined. Also, sometimes the book you need is not the book you are asking for, so wandering the stacks is good.

Don't get me started on the people with slightly embarrasing yet deeply fascinating study hobbies (mine is drag queens and transsexuals; one of my friends loves books about the Black Plague). What kind of crack are they on?
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posted by [identity profile] askye.livejournal.com at 08:16am on 05/07/2003
This is the State Library and not the general county public library system.

The State Library is 93% non fiction and I don't know if it includes books aobut drag queens (haven't been there in awhile) but people from all over the state come here to do research or just to browse. I used to just go and browse and found all kinds of interesting books. For some reason JEB wants it dismantled, the biggest claim is that the state budget needs money but for what he was going to sell the entire collection for (including the rare and valuable books) it would only be a drop in the bucket. I'm sure there are other ways to generate money for the state, especially if he stops privatizing ever service he can possibly think of.
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posted by [identity profile] persian-slipper.livejournal.com at 11:20pm on 05/07/2003
I know the feeling of working in a place that is 90% non-fiction; I work in my college main library right now. As for JEB, he is proving himself to be the biggest idiot to ever rule the state of Florida, which is pretty tough (I used to live there).
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