“Librarians, Dusty, possess a vast store of
politeness. These are people who get asked regularly the dumbest questions on
God's green earth. These people tolerate every kind of crank and eccentric and
mouth-breather there is. "—Garrison Keillor, “Cowboy Librarians" skit
on A Prairie Home Companion, December
13, 1997
Well, it wasn’t enough that Garrison Keillor—born 75 years ago today in Anoka, Minn.— is a
radio legend. No, I also see, from the above quote, that he has a very healthy
appreciation of librarians. And, judging by the number of his books on shelves
in my neck of the woods, I’d say that the admiration is mutual.
Oh, and one other thing: Keillor had the smarts to
lead the movement to rename the World Theater in St. Paul, Minn., after my favorite
author, hometown boy F. Scott Fitzgerald—and he broadcast his radio show A Prairie Home Companion for nearly 40
years in this performance venue before retiring a year ago.
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