Last weekend, I saw a local production of Macbeth. I enjoyed the interpretation as in the early 20th century South. Afterwards, I went up to congratulate the actors. Imagine my surprise in finding that one of the witches was one of my local public librarians. I had not recognized her because of the distance and the makeup. When I thanked her for her performance, she remembered me (which I hope was good).
That got me thinking of all the ways that librarians are breaking out of the library. Like the thespian librarian, we have our hands in all types of things. I paint, write and play a couple of instruments. One of my colleagues is an artist, another is an active gamer. In library school there was some talk of the belly dancing librarians who have a web presence. Librarians are also activists. Some are involved in counterculture movements. Even in the media, TNT’s campy adventure series takes The Librarian all over the world. Imagine that, a librarian as an action hero. Solitary wallflowers no more.
I would love to know what some other librarians do to break out of the library.
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