A tribute to a librarian mentor

June 18, 2004 - 1:11pm — Rochelle

nbruce sends us "this nice tribute to her mentor

I certainly didnâ€™t become a librarian because of Miss Coblentz. When I first met her, she seemed rather stoney-faced, mousey and plain, with an unattractive voice and demeanor. I have no idea how old she was--I turned 18 that fall, so anyone over 30 appeared up in years. But she was definitely older than my rather elderly, 45-year old parents, who were so ancient they could remember the bells tolling at the end of World War I!

The rest of the story."