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Video: Judge orders library to reinstate fired Savannah librarian

LISnews posted about this story more than a week ago, but I ran across a local television news report (after advertisement) this morning that includes a bit more detail, including comments from Connie Rehm, the librarian herself.

This line bugged me

Scanning library books and watching children read behind a library desk is Connie Rehm’s dream job…

This, it seems, is what the local NBC affiliate thinks librarians do. They watch children read and scan books.

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November 14th, 2006 | Category: Perception of Libraries/Librarians, Video | Subscribe to comments | Both comments and pings are currently closed

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