MILITARY LIFE

摘要

On September 11, 2001 , in libraries throughout the country, librarians turned on their television sets so they and their patrons could see what was happening. But for military librarians, the attacks were not just painful but deeply personal; some of their colleagues were victims of the Pentagon attack, and their patrons were suddenly on the brink of war. At the Robert F. Sink Memorial Library in Fort Campbell, KY, there was no TV. James Moore, the supervisory librarian, "was listening to the news in my office and giving everyone bulletins as it got worse and worse. When we heard that the Pentagon had been hit, we were all horrified. It is impossible to have worked for the army for 23 years like I have and not know someone assigned to that building." Indeed, they found out later that army librarian M.Ann Parham was injured in the attack, and the Pentagon Library destroyed. (She has since recovered and has restored the library.).