tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403406966877171339.post1621362333559174301..comments2009-03-01T23:32:11.178-05:00Comments on ¡Mira! Hartford: Spencer G. Shaw, First Black Librarian in CTHelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359297336388177578heldermira@gmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403406966877171339.post-92197024598722000932009-03-01T13:54:00.000-05:002009-03-01T13:54:00.000-05:00This is a fine photograph of Spencer. It fails, ho...This is a fine photograph of Spencer. <BR/><BR/>It fails, however, to capture the essence of the man who was my professor and mentor years ago at the University of Washington.<BR/><BR/>That photograph would show Spencer in the middle part of a story, self-immersed in the tale, with a semi-circle of mesmerized children hanging on every nuance of every word. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, Spencer, for passing along to me just a small part of that marvelous gift.JIMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02287348483906324620noreply@blogger.com