As noted by Moe, our Director of Excellence in everything -
Did you know that Obama loves libraries? I found the following on Stephen Abram's Lighthouse Blog: http://stephenslighthouse.sirsi.com/
Here is an article from American Libraries based on Omaba's Keynote Speech at the 2005 ALA Conference: http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/resources/selectedarticles/obama05.cfm
I highly recommend taking a minute to read the article.
And here is an excerpt from his address:
"More than a building that houses books and data, the library represents a window to a larger world, the place where we’ve always come to discover big ideas and profound concepts that help move the American story forward and the human story forward. That’s the reason why, since ancient antiquity, whenever those who seek power would want to control the human spirit, they have gone after libraries and books. Whether it’s the ransacking of the great library at Alexandria, controlling information during the Middle Ages, book burnings, or the imprisonment of writers in former communist block countries, the idea has been that if we can control the word, if we can control what people hear and what they read and what they comprehend, then we can control and imprison them, or at least imprison their minds."
"At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams. That’s what all of you do each and every day, and for that, I am grateful."
No wonder he is now the President...he knows what he's talking about.
Be proud of what you do and keep up the great work.
Did you know that Obama loves libraries? I found the following on Stephen Abram's Lighthouse Blog: http://stephenslighthouse.sirsi.com/
Here is an article from American Libraries based on Omaba's Keynote Speech at the 2005 ALA Conference: http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/resources/selectedarticles/obama05.cfm
I highly recommend taking a minute to read the article.
And here is an excerpt from his address:
"More than a building that houses books and data, the library represents a window to a larger world, the place where we’ve always come to discover big ideas and profound concepts that help move the American story forward and the human story forward. That’s the reason why, since ancient antiquity, whenever those who seek power would want to control the human spirit, they have gone after libraries and books. Whether it’s the ransacking of the great library at Alexandria, controlling information during the Middle Ages, book burnings, or the imprisonment of writers in former communist block countries, the idea has been that if we can control the word, if we can control what people hear and what they read and what they comprehend, then we can control and imprison them, or at least imprison their minds."
"At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams. That’s what all of you do each and every day, and for that, I am grateful."
No wonder he is now the President...he knows what he's talking about.
Be proud of what you do and keep up the great work.
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