Comments on: Mrs. Katzman, Children’s Librarian http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/ Documenting the Search for My Family History Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:59:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Joyce http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-57310 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:40:15 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-57310 Steve, What a wonderful memory you have. I laughed all the way thru. I don't remember alot of my childhood, but a library wasn't in the cards because I grew up on a farm a couple of miles from town. I do remember one thing though my first experience with the librarian wasn't quite has nice and the person that instilled my love for books was my grandmother. Great job. Steve,
What a wonderful memory you have. I laughed all the way thru.
I don’t remember alot of my childhood, but a library wasn’t in the cards because I grew up on a farm a couple of miles from town. I do remember one thing though my first experience with the librarian wasn’t quite has nice and the person that instilled my love for books was my grandmother. Great job.

]]> by: Janet Iles http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56815 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:24:00 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56815 I very much enjoyed your description of the day you received your first library card and your tribute to the children's librarian. My first public library position was in the children's department and I loved sigining children up to be library members. I very much enjoyed your description of the day you received your first library card and your tribute to the children’s librarian. My first public library position was in the children’s department and I loved sigining children up to be library members.

]]> by: Tex http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56793 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:58:28 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56793 This story warms my librarian's heart!! I love watching the kids come into the library and how eager they are to get down to business. I, too, remember going to the library in my little Texas panhandle town to get my first library card. We could only check out 2 books at at time, and I think the fine was also 2 cents. However, since I'd take those two books home, read them that night, and return them the next day, I didn't have too many fines. But Mrs. Shanks and Mrs. Jackson were probably cut from the same mold as Mrs. Katzman. Bless 'em! This story warms my librarian’s heart!! I love watching the kids come into the library and how eager they are to get down to business.

I, too, remember going to the library in my little Texas panhandle town to get my first library card. We could only check out 2 books at at time, and I think the fine was also 2 cents. However, since I’d take those two books home, read them that night, and return them the next day, I didn’t have too many fines.

But Mrs. Shanks and Mrs. Jackson were probably cut from the same mold as Mrs. Katzman. Bless ‘em!

]]> by: Denise Olson http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56553 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:46:32 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56553 I don't know what I loved more - libraries or librarians. We didn't have tv at our house so we did a lot of reading - and spent lots of time in libraries. I still enjoy wandering the shelves looking for something to catch my interest. I don’t know what I loved more - libraries or librarians. We didn’t have tv at our house so we did a lot of reading - and spent lots of time in libraries. I still enjoy wandering the shelves looking for something to catch my interest.

]]> by: Professor Dru http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56034 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:24:09 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-56034 Steve, you have a great memory! Steve, you have a great memory!

]]> by: Administrator http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55743 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:59:22 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55743 Thanks, Dru, Becky, and Donna! I thought about skipping the Carnival of Genealogy on A Tribute to Women because I was having trouble coming up with an idea. As it turned out, this story was really very easy to write once I thought of Mrs. Katzman. Children's librarians are, indeed, unsung heroes. I wish I still had my first library card, but I don't. I'd love to get a copy of the original application with the forged signature, too! The reason I remember the card number is because I used it so much when I was young. Steve Thanks, Dru, Becky, and Donna!

I thought about skipping the Carnival of Genealogy on A Tribute to Women because I was having trouble coming up with an idea. As it turned out, this story was really very easy to write once I thought of Mrs. Katzman. Children’s librarians are, indeed, unsung heroes.

I wish I still had my first library card, but I don’t. I’d love to get a copy of the original application with the forged signature, too! The reason I remember the card number is because I used it so much when I was young.

Steve

]]> by: Donna http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55728 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:48:27 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55728 Steve, This was very well written - I loved it! I could "see" the whole story take place. What a nice tribute to a special lady. (And what a good memory you have...I also loved to read and learned at at early age, but I'll be darned if I can remember with this kind of detail!) Donna Steve,

This was very well written - I loved it! I could “see” the whole story take place. What a nice tribute to a special lady. (And what a good memory you have…I also loved to read and learned at at early age, but I’ll be darned if I can remember with this kind of detail!)

Donna

]]> by: Becky Wiseman http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55687 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:30:41 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55687 What a nice and touching tribute. I wonder if Mrs. Katzman ever knew of the influence she had on you and (probably) other children? She is one of the many "unsung heroes" of everyday life. What a nice and touching tribute. I wonder if Mrs. Katzman ever knew of the influence she had on you and (probably) other children? She is one of the many “unsung heroes” of everyday life.

]]> by: Professor Dru http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55686 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:29:11 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55686 I assume you still have that card since you know the number. Is that true? I assume you still have that card since you know the number. Is that true?

]]> by: Professor Dru http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55684 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:28:08 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2008/03/15/mrs-katzman-childrens-librarian/#comment-55684 Steve, this is a well written story of a childhood memory. You included great detail and I could envision everyone in the library. Steve, this is a well written story of a childhood memory. You included great detail and I could envision everyone in the library.

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