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In Deacon's Orders She Cometh Not, She Said Trail of the Serpent Essays of Elia Æsop's Fables Puck of Pook's Hill Dante's Inferno Divine Fire One librarian has the following entries in a card catalog: Lead Poisoning Do, Kindly Light.

A distinguished librarian is a good follower of Chesterton. He says: "To my way of thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand and, above all, a great heart. Such shall be greatest among librarians; and when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who will achieve this greatness will be women."

Many catalogers append notes to the main entries of their catalogs. Here are two:

An Ideal Husband:

Essentially a work of fiction, and presumably written by a woman (unmarried).

Aspects of Home Rule:

Political, not domestic.

In a branch library a reader asked for The Girl He Married (by James Grant). This happened to be out, and the assistant was requested to select a similar book. Presumably he was a benedict, for he returned triumphantly with His Better Half (by George Griffith). "Have you A Joy Forever?" inquired a lady borrower. "No," replied the assistant librarian after referring to the stock. "Dear me, how tiresome," said the lady; "have you Praed?" "Yes, madam, but it isn't any good," was the prompt reply.