NYT article, "A Hipper Crowd of Shushers," on the "new librarian"

article quotes: "Ms. Campbell added that she became a librarian because it 'combined a geeky intellectualism' with information technology skills and social activism." ... "And though many librarians say that they, like nurses or priests, are called to the profession, they also say the job is stable, intellectually stimulating and can have reasonable hours — perfect for creative types who want to pursue their passions outside of work and don’t want to finance their pursuits by waiting tables. (The median salary for librarians was about $51,000 in 2006, according to the American Library Association-Allied Professional Organization.)"

to see ourselves as others see us

someone has made a movie showing librarians in their actual, beautifully wide-ranging forms. here's an article about the movie, which just premiered at the ALA conference in Washington.