Now this is a marketing effort that may well result in a new batch of library professionals... Noah Wiley playing a librarian in a new movie for TNT.

Or maybe his female sidekick will make the job more attractive. She gets to collect overdue materials in a new way...

What's new here? The boss is retiring tomorrow. I will miss her!

I am privileged to announce that the Butler Community decided, as a gift to honor Linda on her retirement, to get together to purchase books for the L.W. Nixon Library that reflect the Linda Billingsley we know and love. These represent but a few titles of those we’ll be adding:

Linda, we are well aware that we are fortunate you moved here over 20 years ago, leaving behind “A Hole in Texas”. You were able to create your daycare center, thus becoming one of the “Founding Mothers: The women who raised our nation”(and the kids of El Dorado). And then you were “The Master Quilter”, with your wonderful shop.

But there was more for you, because you had discovered “The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary” long ago. And you came on board at Butler.

“The First 90 Days: might have been tough, but you found Critical Success Strategies for new Leaders at All Levels.” Oh, yeah, we know: “Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: with those 101 unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers;” but we think you skipped those mistakes!

Maybe it’s just that “Women Make the Best Salesmen: Isn’t it time you started using their secrets?”

At any rate, you must have done something right, because “When the Buck Stops With You,” you found “Words of Wisdom for Women” and for all of us – staff, students, and faculty. In fact, you “Inspire! Which is What Great Leaders Can Do.”

Linda, have a lovely retirement. The rest of you, come check out these books.

Singing off,

Micaela