From the Bookshelf of McNeese State University LIBS 210: Technical Services in Libraries

In the Stacks: Short Stories about Libraries and Librarians
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Fall 2011
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Whitney Robertson
Dec 07, 2011 marked it as to-read
I chose this book because I am interested in different libraries and librarians. I would like to become more familiar with the wonderful libraries and librarians out there.
Joshua Finnell
Jan 08, 2008 rated it really liked it
Notables:

Italo Calvino - A General in the Library
Joanne Greenberg - Gloss on a Decision of the Council of Nicaea
Lorrie Moore - Community Life
Saki - The Story of St. Vespaluus

Disappointing:

Alice Munro - Hard-Luck Stories
Francine Prose - Rubber Life

Obligatory:

Jorge Luis Borges - The Library of Babel
(For some reason, this story is cited/included in every book about libraries I have ever read.)
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