Librarians

It's a tough beat, handling the late returns and patrolling the aisles...

With John Keister, Nancy Guppy, Steve Wilson, Ed Wyatt, Bill Stainton, Tracey Conway, and Bob Nelson.

First aired October 30, 1993
Copyright King 5 - Almost Live!

Category:

Comedy

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• seattle
• almost
• live
• keister
• conway
• nelson
• wyatt
• stainton
• guppy
• S10E06

[grayarcadian]

@GeorgeBuford - Compared to other regions, yes we do have a much better appreciation for libraries. Here's what's generally not known. Unlike in every other area of the country WA funds their libraries through property taxes primarily. Every time Eyman wheels out a property tax proposal or when the housing markets collapse the money disappears. The tolling you mentioned has been tried & comes up against several problems - the 1st Amendment being a large one; transient populations another.

[GeorgeBuford]

@grayarcadian The problem with information is that not everybody can understand it, let alone put it to good use. But then again, we in the Northwest appreciate our public libraries, and I feel that if pressed, would find a way to fund them on a city by city basis should the need arise. It will be sad when "tolling" becomes necessary at the door, but it will give you kind folk working there the chance to "screen" the patrons and return to academia. -GB

[grayarcadian]

Got my degree. Here's some sad news. The place seems to have a neon sign reading "free all ages day care" over the door. The patrons that want to be there often are homeless because mental health funding keeps getting cut. If you want to read, it's going to be on your own time because you're a lot busier then you'd think, and be prepared for long, cold job hunt that will likely end in PT employment. (Screw you, Tim Eyman!) That said? I wouldn't trade it for the world! (Thanks George!)

[findapartmentnow]

Great! It was always, though, my absolute dream job to be a librarian. To be surrounded by knowledge, quiet (except for those pesky kids), smells great, "customers" (so to speak) who actually want to be there, trying to improve themselves; recommending a book to someone and having them come back and rave about it (I was a volunteer and then worked one summer in 1977 for the local library). I know that this makes me seem like a loser...but what I wouldn't give to get a library science degree!

[boojwahz]

thank you so much for posting all of these great clips. this show is amazing