And this is funny

by Roger Sutton
Mar 21, 2012 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
I was reading in the PRINT edition of American Libraries about how all the cool kids can't wait to use QR codes to access library programming via their smartphones. First: oh, sure. Second, who ever uses those things (or as Brian Kenney said on Facebook, "I think we should just donate a few examples to the Smithsonian and call it a day")? Third, the article urges us to find out more about a library that is using them by instructing us to "click here for the details." I want magic paper too!
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Sarah J

I saw that too! I'm glad I'm not the only one who was momentarily puzzled. I'm still not sure if it was a typo or meant to be ironic.

Posted : Mar 23, 2012 12:02

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