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17 August 2010

When a fella could know that his darling had heard every word of his song

Via author Gretchen Rubin on Twitter: 11 movies in which librarians save the day, most of which I haven't seen or heard of but led by "The Music Man," which I have.
Posted by Ellen at 12:47 PM
Labels: any talking out loud with any librarian, filmbook, it's a long-lost cause I can never win, library, what the civilized world accepts as unforgivable sin

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