Talking With ‘Bluestalking Reader’
Posted on: November 2nd, 2007 by Matt Raymond
I recently did an interview with Lisa Guidarini of the blog �Bluestalking Reader.� (It occurs that I never asked about the name of her blog: Is it �blue stalking,� or �blues talking�?)
An excerpt:
LG: What�s been the most memorable part of your job, since becoming Director of Communications?
MR: Wow, where to start? Every day is memorable in its own way, and every day there is the stimulation of learning or experiencing something new.
But one day that sticks out was when we showed some of our �top treasures� to a video crew. Some of those will be on display for visitors beginning next April, but at the time, it was a rare opportunity for me. So here I was looking at original drafts of, say, the Emancipation Proclamation or the Second Inaugural address, both in Lincoln�s hand, and I was surprised at the emotional response they provoked in me. I hope it doesn�t sound corny, but there was something very deeply moving about seeing such beautiful and important words, which changed the course of our history, written in the hands of the great figures who wrote or spoke them. Moments like that really help to connect past and present, and in unexpected ways.
Thanks for your interest, Lisa!
Tags: libraries, librarians, library of congress, blogs
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November 2nd, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I suspect it’s a pun on the Bluestockings. see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Stockings_Society_%28England%29
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Indeed. So I DO learn something every day!
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Matt, thanks so much for the post! And to John, yes, it’s a play on “Bluestocking.” That blog name was actually already taken, and to avoid infringing on that person I revised the spelling. Considering my biblioholism it also seemed rather appropriate, and once I added in photography it fit all around. Thanks, again, for the wonderful interview!
November 17th, 2007 at 12:42 am
I have learned a lot of idea from this. I also check it out Bluestalking Reader’s Top 10 Books Read in 2006 , I can see in bluestalking.typepad.com
June 28th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
just wanted some ideas on what to do with these papers.they are from 1908from the detroit freedom press.one article says that Gov. Warner (at that time) proclaims 100th anniversary of abarham lincoln’s birth as a holiday.is this when it started getting observed?