The “Library Boss” job wasn’t open – Mar 1, 2009

5 Responses to The “Library Boss” job wasn’t open – Mar 1, 2009

1. Jim says:

   March 2, 2009 at 3:43 pm

   Nice toon. I just think it’s ridiculous that the auditor thinks that the library shouldn’t buy games because it’s a proven fact that children like games. Yeah, I said that right. That’s from their report. So apparently Libraries are in charge only of media that kids don’t like, according to Foley.

   Game Politics did another story here:
   http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/03/02/nebraska-state-auditor-employs-fuzzy-logic-zing-gaming-librarians

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2. Jean says:

   March 3, 2009 at 7:21 am

   Really very funny, but this is our reality, as children now prefer computer games to books.

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3. jim says:

   March 3, 2009 at 10:20 am

   Growing up I loved books. Mostly because my dad bought half the library of an old school at an auction which we stored in our basement. It’s just a matter of finding the right books. And if children are attracted to the library because of a video game tournament, and two thirds of them leave with a book checked out, it’s just a matter of the two activities feeding each other. Not something to be sad about.

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4. Alex says:

   March 3, 2009 at 12:50 pm

   The first thing that drew me and other youth to the library in Norfolk was the fact that it had the only public computers around and they let you play Oregon Trail on it. This is a matter of the library system striving to remain relevant and interesting to kids, and drawing them into reading as a matter of enjoyment rather than cramming literature into their heads in 7-hour schooldays.

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5. macromayhem says:

   March 4, 2009 at 11:59 am

   Those are some good books! When will they turn The Communist Manifesto into “Commie Commie Revolution!”

   Great comic!

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