Rachel

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Rachel’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (894)
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read‎ (635)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
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social-issues-and-activism‎ (143)
childrens-and-young-adult‎ (138)
sci-fi-and-fantasy‎ (127)

history‎ (95)
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medicine‎ (77)
women‎ (64)
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lgbt‎ (46)
sex-and-health‎ (45)
feminism‎ (43)
libraryland‎ (36)

banned-or-challenged-books‎ (33)
science‎ (30)
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education‎ (14)
korea‎ (11)

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Rachel’s Quotes

“He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity. ”
― Terry Pratchett , Making Money

tags: work

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“When I run the world, librarians will be exempt from tragedy. Even their smaller sorrows will last only for as long as you can take out a book.”
― Karen Joy Fowler, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

168 likes

“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.”
― Neil Gaiman

tags: answers, correct, google, internet, libarary, librarian, librarians, right, search

1061 likes

“Rule number one: Don't fuck with librarians.”
― Neil Gaiman

tags: books, fact, librarians, libraries

652 likes

“Do I have to talk to insane people?"
"You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Woman Who Died a Lot

tags: crazy-people, librarians

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Rachel’s Groups

Library Society of the World (LSW) — 85 members — last activity Jan 09, 2013 06:34AM
What are you reading? Open to all libraryfolk and library fans. Associated with the Library Society of the World, an ad hoc, anarchic, awesome and ope ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 331709 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Oberlin — 71 members — last activity Jun 01, 2026 02:40PM
For Obies past, present, and future.

Library Juice Press and Litwin Books — 26 members — last activity May 10, 2009 05:49AM
Litwin Books publishes scholarly books about media, communication, libraries, and related historical topics, and through its Library Juice Press impri ...more

History, Medicine, and Science: Nonfiction and Fiction — 1547 members — last activity Jul 03, 2026 05:53PM
Discussion about the fascinating stories of our scientific and medical past

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