Greetings to all. I've been reading for a long time but this is my first attempt at a major post. I hope it will meet the standards set by Grave Keeper, Rapscallion, Jester, Slice and Dice, Irving Patrick and many others in this wonderful place.
[Cue Twilight-Zone Music and the voice of Rod Serling]
Presented for your consideration, 'Animals in the Bible'. It's an innocent, even an endearing title for a post, isn't it? Read on, dear friends and you will learn how 'Animals in the Bible' became the code word for an SC in our Library.
[Organ Sting]
I'm a Librarian in a museum library. We have wonderful collections in many fields of art history. One of our finest collections concerns the history, art and culture of the ancient Holy Land. Therefore, we were quite happy when, many years ago, we received a phone call from a teacher of Bible Studies.
This worthy gentleman wanted to provide a holiday treat for his students in the form of a slide show about 'Animals in the Bible'. In the days before digital imaging he'd certainly come to the right place. We had plenty of images he could shoot. We had plenty of texts he could use to write his narration. We even had a professional copy stand to make sure his slides were properly framed, in focus and lighted. This project might also be fun to help. When did he want to visit the Library and do his work?
[Cue eerie SC logic music]
He had no intention of coming to the Library. Our institution receives government money. He pays taxes. Ergo, it is our obligation (OBLIGATION. I TELL YOU!) to provide him with a professional slide show with several levels of narration. We were to provide a full Kodak carousel of slides that he could keep. The carousel was also something we'd give him so he didn't have to worry about loading and unloading slides.
We'd also provide appropriate narration for different levels of students. He needed four levels:
1) Young children.
2) Middle School age students.
3) High School students.
4) A College/Adult audience.
Of course, all this would be provided at no cost to him.
I didn't take the call but, I can assure you that language was used that would not have been acceptable in a class devoted to Bible Study.
[Cue Twilight-Zone Music and the voice of Rod Serling]
Presented for your consideration, 'Animals in the Bible'. It's an innocent, even an endearing title for a post, isn't it? Read on, dear friends and you will learn how 'Animals in the Bible' became the code word for an SC in our Library.
[Organ Sting]
I'm a Librarian in a museum library. We have wonderful collections in many fields of art history. One of our finest collections concerns the history, art and culture of the ancient Holy Land. Therefore, we were quite happy when, many years ago, we received a phone call from a teacher of Bible Studies.
This worthy gentleman wanted to provide a holiday treat for his students in the form of a slide show about 'Animals in the Bible'. In the days before digital imaging he'd certainly come to the right place. We had plenty of images he could shoot. We had plenty of texts he could use to write his narration. We even had a professional copy stand to make sure his slides were properly framed, in focus and lighted. This project might also be fun to help. When did he want to visit the Library and do his work?
[Cue eerie SC logic music]
He had no intention of coming to the Library. Our institution receives government money. He pays taxes. Ergo, it is our obligation (OBLIGATION. I TELL YOU!) to provide him with a professional slide show with several levels of narration. We were to provide a full Kodak carousel of slides that he could keep. The carousel was also something we'd give him so he didn't have to worry about loading and unloading slides.
We'd also provide appropriate narration for different levels of students. He needed four levels:
1) Young children.
2) Middle School age students.
3) High School students.
4) A College/Adult audience.
Of course, all this would be provided at no cost to him.
I didn't take the call but, I can assure you that language was used that would not have been acceptable in a class devoted to Bible Study.
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