Anyway, this latest bit of librarian awesomeness comes from regular blog visitor Jenifer by way of my home state of Michigan.
Ann Arbor District Library director Josie Parker may have a pleasant Southern accent and good manners, but don't question her toughness. On Sunday, Parker pursued a thief after he grabbed a collection box of money donated for a local charity called the Family Book Club. In the process, she broke her leg and the thief got away - but not with any money.Go on with your bad self Josie!
The full article can be found here, although it might be best to ignore the more troll-like comments that suggest Josie chasing after the "desperate" thief wasn't the smartest thing to do. OK, probably not. But two things to consider here:
1) Adrenaline
2) The principle of the matter
Stealing from a library is right up there with stealing from a church or taking candy from a baby.
So yeah, I stand by my "go on with your bad self!"
8 comments:
And people say librarians are boring -- I don't think so!
Thanks for the story. :)
Couldn't agree more about the troll-like comments. Like she really stood there and thought, "I know I'm going to break my leg chasing after this guy, but it's worth it."
I know Josie, and she does have a pleasant accent and good manners, though anyone who knows her would have known better than to question her toughness even before this incident. Still, chasing after a thief goes above and beyond!
Too bad she got hurt, but good for her for going after the scum.
thank you super_librarian.
I have no regrets!
This is why Librarians in North Carolina carry guns...much easier to just shoot the lowlife.
Ok...well in the world I have created for myself, librarians carry guns...and dress like Pamela Anderson...but that is a topic for another time.
I want to be a librarian--love the button :)
Weeee, thanks for stopping by Josie!
Ox: Gotta say, I'm digging the bad ass librarian fetish. As long as we're talking Pammie from her Barbed Wire days and not Pammie today. Girlfriend has been looking more than a bit haggard of late.....
There's CNN video to go along with the story now, if you're interested.
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Pamela Anderson, huh? Interesting.
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