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[P. F. (Pat) Anderson]

I was fascinated by Veronica's description of the librarian's helping 
"fairy penguins", and thought perhaps others on the list were 
similarly intrigued. Appropriate links below.

[snip]
>In thinking about the long-suffering image of librarians, two very different
>unconventional examples come to mind:  Terry Pratchett's marvellously
>bizarre Discworld character, and our ABC television news held a 
>pleasant surprise a few months ago, when some young, vibrant (and 
>dare I say attractive!) librarians in Tasmania were busily knitting 
>thermal wear for fairy penguins caught in an oil slick.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1343000/1343193.stm

About the librarians and the pattern:
"Launceston Library staff and volunteers report 170 jumpers pegged on 
a line in their foyer."
http://www.tct.org.au/jumper.htm#Tasmanian
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_298497.html
http://www.abc.net.au/local/perth/radio/s298486.htm

And about the penguins:
http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/penguin.htm


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their work without a good library and museum. The library should 
contain ... the entire literature of all subjects and branches taught 
in a given institution. Dental colleges should by no means be an 
exception in this respect." Taft, J. Dental Register 47 
(1893):105-114.