It’s National Librarian Day.
Many libraries are closed right now (sob), but librarians are still helping us connect with books. My library system has designed a spring reading program that can be done online, and adults are welcome to join.
Here is one of my favorite librarian stories. When my friend, Judy, and I visited Oxford, England, we toured the Bodleian Library. This remarkable place has a sacrosanct rule. The books can not leave the library. They are so serious about this that they chained the books to the shelves.
While King Charles I was residing in Oxford during the English Civil War in 1645, he wanted to borrow a book to read in his own quarters. John Rouse, the librarian at the Bodleian, refused his request. The books did not leave the library, not even for a King.
If you know a librarian, thank them for being the guardians of knowledge. No matter what happens in the world, books need to be protected.