-R. David Lankes, The Atlas of New Librarianship, p.135
I am a sucker for a good call-to-arms style speech. My favorite movies (which mostly come from great books) all contain rousing pre-battle speeches. William Wallace rallying his fellow Scotsmen at the Battle of Stirling, Henry V inspiring his troops prior to the Battle of Agincourt, and Aragorn spurring his army to attack the Gates of Mordor--each of these inspires me. The conviction they inspire in me is this: That I am able to affect real change in my here-and-now; and that in life we make choices to either be active participants or to later regret that we weren't.
I realize that I have just revealed my penchant for epic movies, as well as my idealist tendencies. Quite simply, I think you should leave things better than you found them. I embrace the idea that as an involved and accessible librarian in my community I can affect change to improve society. That idea makes me want to roll up my sleeves and get to work--right now.
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