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Yes...but how many of us will buy one just to be able to own one of the first "librarian super-heroes" dolls? (Remember last year's Barbie / Librarian...which lost the votes for most popular Barbie choice? I had my credit card ready to buy, buy, buy!) Ha! I'd put one in my office just as a conversation piece...which might be a great opportunity to dispel any negative ideas about librarians. ~Shonda Brisco Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian Fort Worth, TX sbrisco021@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Martin Richardson" <rdrichardson@SNET.NET> To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:29 PM Subject: Re: New librarian 'doll' on the market > The article was rolling along so well with great quotes like "...she's =20= > > an unabashed booster of her profession: "The role of a librarian is to =20= > > make sense of the world of information. If that's not a qualification =20= > > for superhero-dom, what is?" > > Yep, that's us! > > Then came "...quintessential librarian-... iron fist inside a velvet =20 > glove. And she doesn't take herself too seriously." Hmmmmm. now that =20= > > one I guess is OK, but " iron fist in a velvet glove defines =20 > 'quintessential librarian" "??? Guess I'd prefer other definitions. > > But then came the choice between the bun popping off (yep, my bun came =20= > > off years ago) or the removable book with the action-oriented shussing =20= > > finger. But sure wish Ms. Pearl had been a little more realistic when =20= > > she said " Pearl predicts that the shushing motion =97 triggered by a =20= > > button on the doll's back =97 will determine "which librarians have a =20= > > sense of humor." She likes to believe that today's librarians are =20 > secure enough in their work that they won't take offense at the old =20 > clich=E9. " > > My question-- then why perpetuate the old cliche?? That thought =20 > referred me back to the earlier quote of ""...she's an unabashed =20 > booster of her profession..." Hmmmm. Maybe an opportunity lost. > > Rebecca Martin-Richardson > Media Specialist > Kathleen E. Goodwin Elementary > Old Saybrook, CT > rdrich@osaykeg.org > > > > > > On Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 09:06 AM, Hainer, Gene wrote: > > > I don't even want to know what LMNET readers will make of the new =20 > > librarian > > doll. It was just announced in a Seattle newspaper: > > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/=20 > > 135224851_librarian10.html. > > Let's just say I'm not planning to drag out my chain-glasses, hair =20 > > bun, and > > dress anytime soon. ;-) > > ______________________________________ > > Eugene Hainer > > Director, Library Development Services > > Colorado State Library, CDE > > hainer_g@cde.state.co.us > > > > =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= > =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D=3D-=3D-=3D- > > All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > > LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ > > Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml > > LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ > > LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html > > =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= > =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D--=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- > All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ > Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml > LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ > LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-