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.