The unique in libraries: where do we find it? We all have books, chairs, tables, reading areas, and periodicals. We all have circulation, reference, and technical services. Library classification systems prescribe places for books, which reside everywhere in identical stacks. Computers are present in nearly every library building. We have a unified jargon, and national and state professional bodies that communicate with each other. As for librarians—some people even say we look alike.
This issue’s article topics are self-selected by their authors and self-described as unusual. When contributors asked if an idea was unusual or interesting enough, I always said, “Anything can be interesting—it is all in what you include and how you say it.” In the end it is the reader that judges, but I think we have assembled an interesting set of pieces
Alki Editor: Cameron A. Johnson
Alki Editorial Committee: Nicole Campbell; Cheryl Farabee; Emily Hull; Eva-Maria Lusk; Bryn Martin; Tami Echavarria; Robinson; Bonnie Taylor; Jen Wolfe, Intern; Carla McLean, Chair; Mary MacKintosh, Link Editor; Troy Christenson, WLA Coordinator of Communications
