This is Philip Larkin and girlfriend (the lecturer from the local uni) - I
think the guy is so creepy and yet librarians insist on him as some kind of
hero -
E
>From: "Carolyn" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "E.S. Rees" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: now which Monica is this one -
>Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:47:52 +0100
>
>And I have no idea what this is about.
>
>Carolyn Baker
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "E.S. Rees" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 4:39 PM
>Subject: now which Monica is this one -
>
>
> > Nothing will make librarians look worse than identifying themselves with
> > these two:
> >
> > "The final period of his life, when the most needy and drunken
>girlfriend
> > crashed through his bachelor defences, was riveting in its cacophony of
> > dissonance. (That, by the way, is shorthand for the nastiest sound ever
> > heard.)
> >
> > The tape recording of Philip and Monica caterwauling in two-part harmony
> > over their dislike of Jews and black people, both of them utterly
>plastered
> > on the accumulated specific gravities of cheap sherry and even cheaper
> > whisky, is a lullaby to oblivion not easily forgotten. "
> >
> > Let's forget teachers and librarians and go for the big image and the
>big
> > money, right ?
> >
> > Emilce
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Penny Burton <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: Penny Burton <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: Financial Services Topuc - chat
> > >Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:52:38 +0000
> > >
> > >As a school librarian, my experience is that at last, school managers
>are
> > >beginning to move libraries up the priority list and are spending some
> > >money
> > >on them. (Does this have something to do with the fact that we are at
>last
> > >seen as part of the IT revolution?)
> > >
> > >However, school librarians have a battle to make sure that they have a
>say
> > >in how the money is spent, to create a well-functioning library that
>can
> > >make a difference to pupils' learning. Too often, school managers look
>no
> > >further than the photo opportunities provided by tidy row of
>bookshelves.
>
> > >Just look at any local newspaper - most press photos are taken in the
> > >library.
> > >
> > >The idea of a soap set in a library is a good one, but please, not with
>the
> > >same scriptwriters as 'Teachers'. We need to change our image, but not
>be
> > >made to look fools.
> > >
> > >Penny Burton
> > >Pudsey, West Yorkshire
> > >
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