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This week, April 12-18, is National Library Week and that means it's time to celebrate in true library style (with a good book, cup of coffee, and comfy chair).
To start off, a little trivia:
Did you know that J. Edgar Hoover, Mao Zedong and Casanova all worked in libraries at some point in their lives? It's true. Also, Laura Bush was a librarian before she was at the White House and Batgirl was a librarian when she wasn't fighting crime.
If you liked all that, then you might want to try this scavenger hunt posted by the Oxford University Press.
And, of course, libraries (and librarians) have played a starring role in some classic movies, you know, like Ghostbusters (or, in this case, Be kind, rewind).
Lastly, a couple of library inspired haikus to inspire you or maybe, make you laugh. Here's my meager attempt at it:
 

on a sunny day
in the libary there is
an empty chair

 
that's right. the library misses you when you're not here.