Reposted by Meral Agish
anyway. love libraries, love library workers, thank u for letting me be sappy. i have an obligation not to get caught up in the awe but sometimes you do in fact have to get a lil mushy.
per usual, Dr. Hayden with the killer ending.
![[Photo of Dr. Carla Hayden]
A lady came in, and as you know, in public libraries, there are a lot of people who are homeless, so they just need a place to be. She comes into the central library and goes up to the information desk.
She has very interesting attire, and this big bag. She asks to see the head of the library. I was the head of the library. The librarian — and this is what they do — tried to get more information from the person. They said, “Well, what would you like to see her for?” She opens the bag and she puts out on the table an injured bird.
And the librarian says, “Oh, what would you like her to do?” And the woman said, “Somebody’s got to care.”
Carla Hayden, Washington, D.C.
14th Librarian of Congress](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xpg46exbr444kdujl2pn3cyx/bafkreidrltnbdtyv7ooqoaa45adbvxxkcjcaulrshk4vrzwp5l77ghdale)
