Adult librarians are like lazy bakers: their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Children’s librarians are ambitious bakers: 'You like the jelly doughnut? I’ll get you a jelly doughnut. But you should try my cruller, too. My cruller is gonna blow your mind, kid.John Green
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Children's librarians act like lazy bakers; their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Adult librarians act like ambitious bakers; they will get you a jelly doughnut, but first I’m going to get you a cruller.
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