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100 1 _aPearson, Edmund Lester,
_d1880-1937
245 1 4 _aThe librarian at play
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-09-22
505 0 _aThe interest gauge -- The gardener's guide -- Vanishing favorites -- By telephone -- A literary meet -- "The desert island test" -- The conversation room -- The literary zoo -- Their just reward -- The crowded hour -- To a small library patron -- By-ways and hedges -- Mulch -- A bookman's armory.
508 _aProduced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Librarian at Play" by Edmund Lester Pearson is a collection of humorous essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores the quirky and often comical interactions and experiences of librarians, blending fiction and real-life library anecdotes. Through engaging narratives, the author reflects on the challenges and idiosyncrasies of library work, which may resonate with those familiar with the literary world or library settings. The opening of the book introduces us to a whimsical scenario involving a fictional device called an "interest gauge," invented by a psychologist to measure reader engagement with books. The narrator, a librarian, tests the gauge on various literary works, revealing humorous insights into the varying levels of reader interest. Characters such as Professor Frugles and Mrs. Crumpet provide comic relief through their interactions, emphasizing the absurdities encountered in the world of libraries. This initial glimpse sets the tone for a lighthearted exploration of literature and those who engage with it, making the collection appealing to anyone interested in the comedic side of library life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLibraries -- Anecdotes
653 _aLibrarians -- Anecdotes
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46933
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