![]() ![]() So Clara gave out stamped postcards so her patrons could tell her where they ended up. She couldn’t change what the government was doing, but she wanted to stay in touch with her friends and let them know she cared. government began rounding up Americans of Japanese descent and moving them to internment camps even though they had broken no laws and committed no crimes, Clara was distraught. Many of her patrons, whom she adored (see my comments about people skills above) were Japanese-Americans. So I was thrilled to see Cynthia Grady and Amiko Hirao’s picture book, WRITE TO ME (Charlesbridge, 2018), that’s an ode to a real-life librarian - Clara Breed.Ĭlara was a librarian at the San Diego Public Library in the 1940s. ![]() They never know who will walk in the door and what they’ll need. Librarians also love people. They have to. And if you’ve never liked books, they can probably find something you’ll enjoy anyway. Based on what you’ve already liked, they can recommend something else for you to try. ![]() They consider uncommon requests a challenge and jump in the fray to find the answer. They can find anything you need - often more accurately and quickly than Google - and they can help you sift through sources to find the most trustworthy one. I’ve never met one I didn’t like - although statistically - I’m sure there’s one out there somewhere. ![]()
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