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COPYRIGHT 2006 The Idaho Statesman
Byline: Chad Dryden
BOISE, Idaho _ Somewhere around the age of 13, being seen at the library _ let alone enjoying yourself _ was as socially stunting as getting good grades or having the wrong pair of shoes. The irony is, the library is brimming with the very tools _ anarchy and rebellion, sex and rock `n' roll _ necessary for quenching adolescent thirsts and winning popularity points. Our 13-year-old selves, however, were too busy bitching about book reports (or avoiding getting beat up) to realize we could have been looking at boobs or listening to N.W.A. behind Mom's back.
As adults, most of us retain a thread of the library-is-for-geeks mentality, even as those geeks _ you know, the ones making millions in computers or fronting rock bands _ overtake the cool throne.
"There is that stereotype that the library is boring, and the people who work there are nerds," said Kevin Booe,...
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