"The magician who lives in the closet called me a Muggle, " says head librarian Jen Spota, after her first day of work two years ago.

WSJ: Years of Magical Thinking

"While legal issues involving copyright law are always complex, we believe the project is wholly consistent with the core principle of copyright law, " says James Hilton, the head librarian at the University of Michigan.

FORBES

Academia Barilla's many American students head first for books on American cooking, says Giancarlo Gonizzi, the librarian who classified its contents along the lines of the Dewey decimal system to help users find their way around.

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