Word: hibner
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Enter a duo of Detroit-area librarians. Frustrated by aging tomes and seeking a way to enliven an upcoming industry-convention speech, Mary Kelly and Holly Hibner started Awful Library Books, a blog that catalogs the worst books found on local shelves. (See the all-time best 100 novels...
...Both Hibner and Kelly said they have been surprised by the fanfare - including links from several librarian websites and from the popular blog Boing Boing - their site has generated since starting in April. "It was just our nerdy project; we had a hard time getting our husbands to look at the thing," Kelly says. They field frequent requests to purchase the books highlighted on the site, although in true library fashion, they aren't for sale...
...while the site remains a fun hobby for its creators, Awful Library Books has struck a nerve with frustrated librarians, particularly those in Michigan, whose economy has been among the hardest hit during the recession. Hibner said she spends a lot of her time helping patrons draft résumés and plan career paths. To offer a book like, say, 1978's Careers in Management for the New Woman as help is useless advice at best and nearly criminal at worst...
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