Well Said: Neil Gaiman

08/20/2011 by Torsten Adair Leave a Comment

Embedded in the carpet of the new Gungahlin Public Library in Canberra, Australia.

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Filed Under: Books Tagged With: libraries, Neil Gaiman

Comments

Ian Boothby says:

08/21/2011 at 5:30 am

Google never shushed me.
JLH says:

08/21/2011 at 8:14 am

@Ian Boothby. Clearly another failing of Google, then.
Greig Daniels says:

08/21/2011 at 5:19 pm

Warms a comic loving, book reading librarian’s heart. And in one of New Zealand’s bigger states ( Australians may laugh at this)
Paul says:

08/22/2011 at 7:55 am

I read it the first time as “Libertarian” instead of “Librarian” and got angry. Ah Monday.
Kat Kan says:

08/22/2011 at 8:17 am

And this comment is just one of the things that makes Neil Gaiman a rock star in the minds of most librarians (at least those of us who love comics).
Bill K. says:

08/22/2011 at 9:15 am

Paul,

A libertarian would tell you that the free market will eventually determine which one of those answers is correct and if it doesn’t it’s because of government interference.
Alan C says:

08/22/2011 at 9:32 am

I’m suprised a library would have that carpet created without correcting the comma splice.
Arthemise says:

08/26/2011 at 1:58 pm

That quote has a comma splice.
Aaron says:

08/26/2011 at 3:14 pm

I just googled comma splice
Thane says:

08/26/2011 at 4:33 pm

Aside from the needing a semi-colon and not a comma, surely a librarian doesn’t simply give you the right answer, but shows you how to find it yourself, no?
Uncle Pervy says:

08/26/2011 at 5:49 pm

Google never threw me out while for not wearing pants while looking at *those* pictures.
Sue says:

08/27/2011 at 9:24 pm

Well said, indeed. If you have not already read, This Book is Overdue, How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson, you must. It is an entertaining call to arms.